The Construction of a State Peace Policy and the Process of Conflict Resolution

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/desafios/a.693

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Issue: Vol. 13 (2005): (July-December)
Section Semillero de Investigadores


Keywords: Collective power generic transformers of conflict infrastructural power negative peace legitimacy positive peace conflict transformation State consolidation State Peace Policy (SPP)

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Alexandra Abello

Abstract

The academic literature specialized on processes of conflict resolution has focused on how third party intervention and mediation can contribute to end violent conflict, however it has also ignored the potential role of the state in countries affected by internal war. This article calls for a better understanding of the state, not only as a source of contemporary conflict but as a potential advocate of conflict resolution processes. It suggests that it is necessary and possible to involve the state in more effective processes of conflict resolution through the implementation of a State Peace Policy. The central argument is that some of the critical elements that should guide the state action when confronting the destructive logic of war and violence can be effectively undertaken through a public policy focused on building peace. After suggesting a general definition of State Peace Policy and highlighting some of its main attributes, the article recognizes that this sort of policy can also orientate the unfinished process of state consolidation in Colombia and other countries affected by internal conflict. The role of the state in the process of conflict resolution is crucial; however there are some issues normally ignored within the policy-making process, they must be seriously taken into account in order to eliminate the underlying structures that perpetuate conflict and delay the consolidation of sustainable peace.

Author Biography

Alexandra Abello

Joven investigadora del Centro de Estudios Políticos e Internacionales (CEPI). Profesora de Crisis, Conflicto y Negociación de las facultades de Ciencia Política y Gobierno y de Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad del Rosario.
How to Cite
Abello, A. (2010). The Construction of a State Peace Policy and the Process of Conflict Resolution. Desafíos, 13(1), 239–266. https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/desafios/a.693
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