Determinants of Colombian attitudes toward the peace process

Nicolás Liendo; Jessica Maves Braithwaite

doi:10.1177/0738894218787783

Determinants of Colombian attitudes toward the peace process

Nicolás Liendo, Jessica Maves Braithwaite

Government and Public Policy, School of

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Abstract

A critical element that is often overlooked when studying negotiations in civil wars is popular support for the peace process itself. This is particularly important when agreements are subject to ratification by the broader population, as was the case in the Colombian conflict with the FARC. Using survey data from 2014, we find that attitudes toward this peace process were driven by political preferences more than conflict experiences. Some demographic traits (education, religion, and rural residency) were also important. Notably, these determinants of support for talks with the FARC map closely onto voting patterns in the October 2016 plebiscite.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	622-636
Number of pages	15
Journal	Conflict Management and Peace Science
Volume	35
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0738894218787783
State	Published - Nov 1 2018

Keywords

Civil war
Colombia
peacebuilding
public opinion

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Economics and Econometrics
Political Science and International Relations

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