Clientelistic Warfare: Paramilitaries and the State in Colombia (1982-2007) - Hardcover

by Francisco Gutierrez Sanin (Author)

This book analyzes the relationship between Colombian paramilitaries and the State in 1982-2007, which has proven to be complex as the former was not a homogenous force. New empirical evidence shows that there was a set of basic mechanisms, mediated by political institutions and clientelistic Colombian polity, that established a link between them.

Author Biography

Francisco Gutiérrez-Sanín is a researcher at the Instituto de Estudios Políticos y Relaciones Internacionales at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He has a PhD in Political Science from Warsaw University. Throughout his career he has worked and published on civil war, patterns of violence against civilians, statehood and state fragility, political indicators, political parties, and clientelism. He participated in the Comisión Histórica del Conflicto y sus Víctimas summoned by the Colombian government and FARC peace table.