Communist perspectives on Colombia’s Armed Conflict

In our third episode, Ezra invited Oliver Dodd, a PhD student at the University of Nottingham whose research focuses on Colombia's civil war. They discussed over half a century of armed insurrectionary history and its cultural impact, the peace accords, and the future of the armed struggle in Colombia. 

The first half of our interview with Oliver was an overview of both the FARC's and ELN's histories. We then dove into the following questions with Oliver: 

Armed insurrectionists in Colombia are often painted as terrorists, gangsters, and narcotraffickers, why is that?Why did the FARC (Segunda Marquetalia) split from the legal political party, Comunes?Can you explain the daily routine of the groups, and how political theory is incorporated into their everyday life and routine?Can you compare and contrast political-military strategies between the ELN and FARC?What is your forecast for the future of these groups, and their struggles considering recent developments in regards to Colombia’s political economy and state formation?

 

Our intro song is 'La Vida Vale La Pena' by Petrona Martinez, the Afro-Colombian queen of Bullerengue. The outro song is 'De mi pueblo para la Guerrilla' by Julián Conrado, el cantautor de vallenatos de la guerrilla. 

Sources: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jJs5WNhOqe4WpbDKZ5ri1\_MyoxQFOOoAjvY2ktOMpEo/edit

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