Abstract
Frontier zones are among the most violent areas in Colombia today. There guerrilla groups have established their rural bases; there military repression is most intense, and there in recent years the cocaine traffickers have entrenched themselves in various ways. This review of the relevant literature explores how students of Colombia have interpreted the significance of the frontier historically and how they are trying to make sense of the relation between colonization and violence today. It shows how the interpretations are influenced by conceptualizations of the the role of the state in colonization areas and it highlights the ways in which the study of frontier processes can shed light on broader issues related to the nature of the political regime and the popular struggles.
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