Dr. Virginia M. Bouvier
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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Press for Peace is on
Since the April 9th rallies for peace, President Santos appears to be recognizing the need for a public campaign to accompany the confidential peace negotiations in Havana. Signs of this new era are apparent in the quantity and quality of … Continue reading
Posted in Colombia, Latin America, Peace, Peace Initiatives, peace processes, peace talks, Spanish America
Tagged Bogotá, Colombia, FARC, Government of Colombia, joe biden, joseph biden, Juan Manuel Santos, Latin America, peace negotiations, politics, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Virginia Bouvier
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Al Jazeera’s “Inside Story” Focuses on Rural Reform Agreement in Colombia
Last night, I joined my colleagues–Jorge Restrepo, Director of CERAC and Associate Professor of Economics at the Javeriana University in Bogota, and Aldo Civico, Director of the International Institute for Peace at Rutgers University–to discuss with the host of Al Jazeera’s … Continue reading
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Agreement Reached on Rural Reforms
On Sunday, May 26, the delegates of the Colombian government and the FARC-EP gathered for a joint press conference following their ninth round of talks in Havana to announce that they had reached an agreement they called “Toward a New … Continue reading
El domingo, 26 de mayo, el gobierno colombiano y las Farc anunciaron que llegaron a un acuerdo sobre el primer punto de la agenda sobre desarrollo agrario integral. Aquí es el anuncio de los delegados del Gobierno y las FARC-EP … Continue reading
The Pope and the Bishops Speak of Peace in Colombia
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos’s endorsement of last month’s April 9th rallies for peace signaled the beginning of a more active courtship by the government of key opinion leaders, and has opened the door for public expressions of support for the … Continue reading
I just returned from Vancouver, where I participated in workshops at the University of British Colombia and Simon Fraser University on the peace processes in Turkey and Colombia. (See my previous post for details of the conference.) It was stimulating … Continue reading
Venture to Vancouver
Posted in Colombia, Latin America, Peace, Peace Initiatives, peace processes, peace talks, War
Tagged Bogotá, Ceren Belge, Colombia, FARC, Ginny Bouvier, Government of Colombia, Havana, iniciativas de paz, Juan Manuel Santos, Latin America, Latin American Studies Association, Liu Institute for Global Issues, Marc Chernick, Onur Bakiner, peace, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, San Francisco State University, Simon Fraser University, Turkey, United States, University of British Columbia, USIP, Virginia Bouvier, Yale University
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Termina octava ronda de conversaciones en La Habana
COMUNICADO CONJUNTO. LA HABANA, 03 DE MAYO 2013 Enviado por Mesa de Conversaciones en Sáb, 05/04/2013 – 09:28 Las delegaciones del gobierno y las FARC-EP, informan que: Como resultado del trabajo que han realizado las delegaciones de paz en este ciclo … Continue reading
Posted in Colombia, Latin America, Peace, peace processes, peace talks, Spanish America
Tagged Bogotá, bouvier, Chile, Colombia, Como, Cuba, ELN, FARC, Havana, la habana, Latin America, peace, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Venezuela, Virginia Bouvier
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Although civil society is not represented at Colombia’s peace table in Havana, the parties have sought to engage civil society since the talks began through a variety of controlled mechanisms. In this post, I will mainly discuss these “official” venues, recognizing … Continue reading
In Case You Get a “Not Found” Message
Some of my readers have notified me that they were not able to open this morning’s post. A message appears that says “Not Found. Apologies but the page you requested could not be found. Perhaps searching will help.” A search … Continue reading
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COLOMBIA CALLS 
