Representaciones sociales sobre cultura de paz, desde las narrativas de los estudiantes de la Universidad Santo Tomás, sobrevivientes del conflicto armado del Departamento del Meta

Abstract

The objective of this research is to understand the social representations that two students of the Universidad Santo Tomás from rural areas have about the culture of peace. For this purpose, qualitative research with a narrative design was developed with the participation of two university students (a man and a woman) who had been victims of the armed conflict in the country. Thus, through a semi-structured interview, we inquired about the conceptions of culture for peace, peace professorship and armed conflict. Among the main findings, forgiveness could be mentioned as a step towards reconciliation between victims and perpetrators and thus promote the culture of peace in various social contexts, such as education.