Contents
Illustrations
Abbreviations
Preface
Part I. Álvaro Uribe Vélez and Moving a Traditional State
1. State-building in the Twenty-first Century: The Government of Álvaro Uribe Vélez, 2002–2006
Part II. Rewards and Punishments
2. The Policies of Democratic Security
3. The Law of Justice and Peace
Part III. The Peace Processes with the Paramilitary and Guerrilla Groups
4. The Paramilitary Demobilization
5. The Beginning of Progress with the Army of National Liberation (ELN)
6. The Failure with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
7. A Comparison of the Three Negotiation Processes
Part IV. Conclusions
8. Conclusions: Changes in the Colombian Political System during the First Term of Álvaro Uribe
Epilogue
Notes
Selected Bibiography
Index