Addressing past injustice, empowering for the future? Reparation policies and ‘victim’ or ‘survivor’ identities in Tolima, Colombia

Uribe, John, Theuerkauf, Ulrike, Salamanca, María, Padilla, Santiago, Rodriguez, Iokiñe and Sala, Cristina (2023) Addressing past injustice, empowering for the future? Reparation policies and ‘victim’ or ‘survivor’ identities in Tolima, Colombia. Civil Wars, 25 (4). pp. 663-686. ISSN 1369-8249

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Abstract

Colombia’s Victims and Land Restitution Law of 2011 (Law 1448) has established an ambitious reparation framework. Using primary data from six municipalities in Tolima, we highlight how the limited realisation of Law 1448’s transformative aspirations has contributed to a complex co-existence of ‘victim’ and ‘survivor’ identities. We argue that this pattern reflects the ambiguities of a reparation framework that emphasises the transformation of victims into empowered agents but struggles to fulfil its promises due to insufficient resources. To fully understand pitfalls and opportunities of transformative justice, researchers need to pay closer attention to its impact on people’s everyday survival strategies.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Funding information: The work was supported by the Ministerio de la Ciencia, Tecnología y Educación de Colombia [16-428-INT]; UK Research and Innovation [ES/R010625/1].
Uncontrolled Keywords:	history,political science and international relations ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1200/1202
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Migration Research Network Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > The State, Governance and Conflict Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Area Studies Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Global Environmental Justice University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
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Date Deposited:	14 Mar 2023 09:30
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2024 15:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/91517
DOI:	10.1080/13698249.2023.2196188

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