Wed, February 19, 2020
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
King Juan Carlos Center, Room 324
53 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012
This first event of the Faculty Working Group Series, Professor Juan Vargas discussed his research which focuses on the consequences of the Colombian Peace Agreement between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) guerrilla. Particularly, Juan claims that the permanent ceasefire declared by the FARC in the midst of peace negotiations changed the balance of power in the Colombian territory, especially when comparing areas formerly controlled by FARC to other areas . His findings suggest that peace agreements need to be complemented with efforts to build state capacity and bring institutional presence to the territory, in order to avoid unintended consequences. Juan’s specific findings pertain to the effect of the permanent ceasefire on 1) deforestation, 2) illegal crops and 3) civilian victimization.
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