Para além da “guerra” e da “paz”: Territórios de violência em Medellín

This article discusses the frontiers between war and peace in the city of Medellin. It argues that the periods defined as “war” and “peace” are not clearly separable but interpenetrate one another. Interpretations of violence that focus exclusively upon armed conflict are problematized, as attention...

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Main Authors: Iván Darío Ramírez, Grazielle Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra 2012-03-01
Series:Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais
Subjects:
war
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rccs/4840
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spelling doaj-45985582b5e14b90867a7cee74248ce32020-11-24T22:01:54ZengCentro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de CoimbraRevista Crítica de Ciências Sociais0254-11062182-74352012-03-019611713210.4000/rccs.4840Para além da “guerra” e da “paz”: Territórios de violência em MedellínIván Darío RamírezGrazielle CostaThis article discusses the frontiers between war and peace in the city of Medellin. It argues that the periods defined as “war” and “peace” are not clearly separable but interpenetrate one another. Interpretations of violence that focus exclusively upon armed conflict are problematized, as attention is drawn to the invisible violence suffered by the unarmed population, especially women, in both “war” and “peace” time in Medellin. Intraurban displacement and femicide are highlighted as ongoing forms of violence that affect women in a differentiated way, yet are not covered by public safety policies in the city.http://journals.openedition.org/rccs/4840ColombiaMedellinpeaceurban conflictsviolence against womenwar
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Para além da “guerra” e da “paz”: Territórios de violência em Medellín
Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais
Colombia
Medellin
peace
urban conflicts
violence against women
war
author_facet Iván Darío Ramírez
Grazielle Costa
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title Para além da “guerra” e da “paz”: Territórios de violência em Medellín
title_short Para além da “guerra” e da “paz”: Territórios de violência em Medellín
title_full Para além da “guerra” e da “paz”: Territórios de violência em Medellín
title_fullStr Para além da “guerra” e da “paz”: Territórios de violência em Medellín
title_full_unstemmed Para além da “guerra” e da “paz”: Territórios de violência em Medellín
title_sort para além da “guerra” e da “paz”: territórios de violência em medellín
publisher Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra
series Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais
issn 0254-1106
2182-7435
publishDate 2012-03-01
description This article discusses the frontiers between war and peace in the city of Medellin. It argues that the periods defined as “war” and “peace” are not clearly separable but interpenetrate one another. Interpretations of violence that focus exclusively upon armed conflict are problematized, as attention is drawn to the invisible violence suffered by the unarmed population, especially women, in both “war” and “peace” time in Medellin. Intraurban displacement and femicide are highlighted as ongoing forms of violence that affect women in a differentiated way, yet are not covered by public safety policies in the city.
topic Colombia
Medellin
peace
urban conflicts
violence against women
war
url http://journals.openedition.org/rccs/4840
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