1st Edition
Commercial Insurgencies in the Networked Era The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
By Oscar Palma
Copyright 2019
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
222 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) as a commercial insurgency through the network-complex paradigm of insurgency. Countering traditional perspectives of the group, it proposes new and comprehensive explanations for the FARC’s presence in Latin America. Existing narratives have portrayed the FARC as a terrorist, narco-terrorist, or criminal organization –... Read more
Introduction. Why another book on FARC?
1. What is FARC?
2. A different kind of insurgency
3. FARC’s networks within Colombia
4. Placing militants beyond borders
5. A regional revolution?
6. The Impact of the Havana Agreement
Conclusion
Biography
Oscar Palma is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Universidad del Rosario, Colombia, and has a PhD in International Relations, from the LSE.
