Contents
List of Tables
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
I. Historical Background to the Colombian State in 2006
1. The Concepts of the State and State Building
2. State Building in Colombia before 1998
3. The Immediate Context: The Andrés Pastrana Presidency and Álvaro Uribe’s First Term
II. The Legitimate Monopoly of Force Challenge
4. Violence and Human Rights during the Second Uribe Term
5. Failure with Guerilla Groups during the Second Uribe Term
III. The Justice Challenge
6. The Conflicts of President Uribe with the Judicial Branch
7. Enforcement of the Law of Justice and Peace
8. Unsolved Problems after the Paramilitary Demobilization: Parapolítica and New Emerging Bands
IV. Into the Abyss?
9. The Difficulties Coming from Allowing the Ends to Justify the Means
Conclusion
Epilogue
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index