La reintegración social y económica de los grupos armados ilegales en Colombia: reflexiones a partir de la trayectoria de nueve excombatientes

Abstract

This research takes as a framework the Policy of Social and Economic Reintegration to ex- combatants in Colombia, and seeks to address the relationship between the benefits provided by this Policy and the elements that facilitated and encouraged the ex-combatants to get into, engage, remain in illegal armed groups, and to participate in demobilization program of the State. This Research analyzed nine conflict trajectories of ex-combatants, through which it is possible to present a characterization and interpretation of the so-called trajectories of conflict. On the other hand, in the research were established the relationships and differences between illegal organizations, such as FARC and the AUC and were also analyzed the perceptions of the benefits of the reintegration process that ex-combatants have, as well as the perceptions of the reintegration professionals of the Colombian Agency for Reintegration; through which was argued the impact of the individual characteristics of the ex-combatants and illegal armed organizations on the success of this