Colombia
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When Reformers Become Spoilers: Discretionary Implementation of Extraordinary Restitution Reform under Extractivism in Colombia
CASAS’ member Isabel Güiza-Gómez has published this article with Laura García-Montoya & Ana Montoya in Perspectives on Politics. Abstract: In response to growing policy challenges, such as postconflict transitions and climate change, exceeding the scope of existing institutions, governments often enact extraordinary reforms—that is, nonincremental institutional innovations regulating state action through fast-tracking procedures, expanded mandates,…
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Cartagena Declaration
Within the framework of ICARRD+20, the academics and scholar-activists that participated in the Land, Life and Society Academic Coference developed the Cartagena Declaration.CASAS’ members participated in the writing of the Cartagena Declaration with representatives of other universities, research institutions and organizations from across the world.The declaration is a call for systemic transformation around land rights…
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Travelling with the Sun: A Landmark Journey from Bavaria to Bolívar
I left Augsburg on the 20th of February, with the Bavarian winter clinging on a stubborn grey sky pressing down on the red roofs. Leaving Germany in winter always feels like leaving a world held in stasis: a world of order, schedules, and heavy, quiet introspection. It’s a world where, politically, the air feels thick…
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A hostile environment for peace mobilization: stigmatization and violence-justifying attitudes toward land rights advocates in Colombia
CASAS’ member Isabel Güiza Gómez has published this book with Abby Córdova. Abstract: Despite signing a peace accord in 2016, Colombia remains one of the most dangerous countries for social mobilization for peace, democracy, and equality. Between 2016 and 2023, 1,804 social leaders and 351 ex-combatants were assassinated. However, there has been no strong or…