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Cuadernos 78 Economía De ASESORES EXTERNOS COMITÉ CIENTÍFICO 2019 UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA Ernesto Cárdenas CUADERNOS CUADERNOS Pontificia Universidad Javeriana-Cali Rector DE Post-Conflict Dolly Montoya Castaño José Félix Cataño in Colombia Universidad de los Andes ECONOMÍA DE Vicerrector Sede Bogotá Jaime Franky Rodríguez Philippe De Lombaerde 78 NEOMA Business School y UNU-CRIS ECONOMÍA Edith Klimovsky Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana de México ISSN 0121-4772 FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS Decano José Manuel Menudo Jorge Armando Rodríguez Universidad Pablo de Olavide ESCUELA DE ECONOMÍA Gabriel Misas Directora Universidad Nacional de Colombia Marta Juanita Villaveces Mauricio Pérez Salazar CONTENIDO CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES PARA EL DESARROLLO - CID Universidad Externado de Colombia Francesco Bogliacino Marla Ripoll Universidad de Pittsburgh DOCTORADO EN CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS EDITORIAL Coordinadora Académica Fábio Waltenberg Nancy Milena Hoyos Gómez Universidade Federal Fluminense de Rio de Janeiro ANA ARJONA Y FRANCESCO BOGLIACINO MAESTRÍA EN CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS Post-confict en Colombia VII Y PROGRAMA CURRICULAR DE ECONOMÍA EQUIPO EDITORIAL Coordinador Raúl Alberto Chamorro Narváez Angélica Moreno Sara García ARTÍCULOS Carlos Rueda Fotografía de la cubierta LEOPOLDO FERGUSSON CUADERNOS DE ECONOMÍA Who wants violence? The political economy of conflict and state building in Colombia 671 Proceditor Ltda. EDITORES INVITADOS Traducción resúmenes, armada electrónica, Ana Arjona finalización de arte, impresión y acabados LUIS EDUARDO SANDOVAL GARRIDO, LAURA CAROLINA RIAÑO BERMÚDEZ Y ARMANDO SIXTO PALENCIA PÉREZ Northwestern University Tel. 757 9200, Bogotá D. C. Perception of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace for Incarcerated Members of the Military Francesco Bogliacino in the Armed Conflict in Colombia 701 Universidad Nacional de Colombia Indexación, resúmenes o referencias en SCOPUS NATALIA RAMÍREZ VIRVIESCAS, SERGIO MONROY ISAZA Y DIEGO ALEJANDRO GUEVARA CASTAÑEDA CONSEJO EDITORIAL Thomson Reuters Web of Science Agroecology and integral microfinance: Recommendations for the Colombian Post-conflict avoiding (antiguo ISI)-SciELO Citation Index the financialization of rural financing 729 ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index) - Clarivate Analytics Juan Carlos Córdoba EBSCO Iowa State University Publindex - Categoría B - Colciencias LAURA CAMILA BARRIOS SABOGAL Y SOLVEIG RICHTER SciELO Social Sciences - Brasil RePEc - Research Papers in Economic s Las Farianas: Reintegration of former female farc fighters as a driver for peace in Colombia 753 Liliana Chicaíza SSRN - Social Sciences Research Network Universidad Nacional de Colombia EconLit - Journal of Economic Literature DARÍO I. RESTREPO BOTERO Y CAMILO A. PEÑA GALEANO IBSS - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences CUADERNOS ECONOMíA DE Paula Herrera Idárraga PAIS International - CSA Public Affairs Information Ser vice Institutional dilemmas and challenges in the territorial construction of peace 785 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana CLASE - Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades Latindex - Sistema regional de información en línea Juan Miguel Gallego HLAS - Handbook of Latin American Studies Universidad del Rosario DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals CAPES - Portal Brasilero de Información Científica CIBERA - Biblioteca Virtual Iberoamericana España / Portugal Mario García DIALNET - Hemeroteca Virtual Universidad Nacional de Colombia Ulrich's Directory DOTEC - Documentos Técnicos en Economía - Colombia Iván Hernández LatAm-Studies - Estudios Latinoamericanos Universidad de Ibagué Redalyc Iván Montoya Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín Universidad Nacional de Colombia Carrera 30 No. 45-03, Edificio 310, primer piso Correo electrónico: [email protected] Carlos Moreno Brid Página web: www.ceconomia.unal.edu.co Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Teléfono: (571)3165000 ext. 12308, AA. 055051, Bogotá D. C., Colombia Manuel Muñoz ISSN 0121-4772 Universidad Nacional de Colombia Cuadernos de Economía Vol. 38 No. 78 - 2019 Facultad de Ciencias Económicas El material de esta revista puede ser reproducido citando la fuente. Ömer Özak El contenido de los artículos es responsabilidad de sus autores Escuela de Economía y no compromete de ninguna manera a la Escuela de Economía, ni a Southern Methodist University la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, ni a la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Sede Bogotá Juanita Villaveces 9 770121 4770057 8 78 Universidad Nacional de Colombia CUADERNOS DE ECONOMÍA VOLUMEN XXXVIII NÚMERO 78 NÚMERO ESPECIAL 2019 ISSN 0121-4772 2019 Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 2.5 Colombia. Usted es libre de: Compartir - copiar, distribuir, ejecutar y comunicar públicamente la obra Bajo las condiciones siguientes: • Atribución — Debe reconocer los créditos de la obra de la manera especificada por el autor o el licenciante. 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CONTENTS EDITORIAL Introduction to the Special Issue “Post-conflict in Colombia” Ana Arjona and Francesco Bogliacino VII PAPERS Who wants violence? The political economy of conflict and state building in Colombia Leopoldo Fergusson 671 Perception of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace for Incarcerated Members of the Military in the Armed Conflict in Colombia Luis Eduardo Sandoval Garrido, Laura Carolina Riaño Bermúdez and Armando Sixto Palencia Pérez 701 Agroecology and integral microfinance: recommendations for the colombian post-conflict avoiding the financialization of rural financing Natalia Ramírez Virviescas, Sergio Monroy Isaza and Diego Alejandro Guevara Castañeda 729 Las Farianas: Reintegration of former female FARC fighters as a driver for peace in Colombia Laura Camila Barrios Sabogal and Solveig Richter 753 Institutional dilemmas and challenges in the territorial construction of peace Darío I. Restrepo Botero and Camilo A. Peña Galeano 785 III CONTENIDO EDITORIAL Introducción al Número Especial “Post-conflict in Colombia” Ana Arjona y Francesco Bogliacino VII ARTÍCULOS ¿Quién quiere violencia? La economía política del conflicto y la construcción de Estado en Colombia Leopoldo Fergusson 671 Percepción de la Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz para miembros encarcelados de las fuerzas militares en el conflicto armado colombiano Luis Eduardo Sandoval Garrido, Laura Carolina Riaño Bermúdez y Armando Sixto Palencia Pérez 701 Agroecología y microfinanzas: recomendaciones para el postconflicto colombiano evitando la financiarización del financiamiento rural Natalia Ramírez Virviescas, Sergio Monroy Isaza y Diego Alejandro Guevara Castañeda 729 Las Farianas: Reintegración de mujeres excombatientes de las FARC como motor para la paz en Colombia Laura Camila Barrios Sabogal y Solveig Richter 753 Dilemas y desafíos institucionales en la construcción territorial de la paz Darío I. Restrepo Botero y Camilo A. Peña Galeano 785 IV SOMMAIRE ÉDITORIAL Introduction au numéro spécial “Post-conflict in Colombia” Ana Arjona et Francesco Bogliacino VII ARTICLES Qui veut la violence ? L’économie politique du conflit et la construction de l’Etat en Colombie Leopoldo Fergusson 671 Perception de la Juridiction Spéciale pour la Paix pour les membres des forces militaires emprisonnés dans le conflit armé colombien Luis Eduardo Sandoval Garrido, Laura Carolina Riaño Bermúdez et Armando Sixto Palencia Pérez 701 Agroécologie et microfinances : recommandations pour l’après-conflit en évitant la financiarisation du financement rural Natalia Ramírez Virviescas, Sergio Monroy Isaza et Diego Alejandro Guevara Castañeda 729 Réintégration de femmes excombattantes des Farc comme moteur pour la paix en Colombie Laura Camila Barrios Sabogal et Solveig Richter 753 Dilemnes et défis institutionnels dans la construction territoriale de la paix Darío I. Restrepo Botero et Camilo A. Peña Galeano 785 V CONTEÚDO EDITORIAL Introdução ao número especial “Post-conflict in Colombia” Ana Arjona y Francesco Bogliacino VII ARTIGOS Quem quer violência? A economia política do conflito e a construção do Estado na Colômbia Leopoldo Fergusson 671 Percepção da Jurisdição Especial para a Paz para membros encarcerados das forças militares no conflito armado colombiano Luis Eduardo Sandoval Garrido, Laura Carolina Riaño Bermúdez and Armando Sixto Palencia Pérez 701 Agroecologia e micro finanças: recomendações para o pós-conflito colombiano, evitando a financeirização do financiamento rural Natalia Ramírez Virviescas, Sergio Monroy Isaza and Diego Alejandro Guevara Castañeda 729 Las Farianas: Reintegração de mulheres ex-combatentes das FARC como motor da paz na Colômbia Laura Camila Barrios Sabogal
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