Abstract

The effective peace agreement in Colombia came in 2016 after a long negotiation process involving all the actors in the armed conflict between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the Colombian State, which lasted more than five decades, causing millions of victims. The research methodology adopted is the analysis from a theoretical perspective, which one seeks to understand a certain historical or social phenomenon. It is questioned what would be the theoretical contribution of international relations to the analysis of the Colombian peace agreement. The theories chosen for this study were liberalism and social constructivism because they are the closest theories from international relations to the research theme on social reflexes of a negotiated peace. In conclusion, the peace agreement is a material manifestation of the liberal theory and several elements of it were present in the peace process such as the importance and performance of international institutions and the relevance of democratic mechanisms such as transparency. Furthermore, it can be inferred that through the theory of constructivism one can observe a culture of violence in the country, as a result of decades of conflict that seeks to delegitimize the peace agreement.

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