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About This Book
Fifty years of violence perpetrated by guerrillas, paramilitaries, and official armed forces in Colombia displaced more than six million people. In 2011, as part of a larger transitional justice process, the Colombian government approved a law that would restore land rights for those who lost their homes during the conflicts. However, this restitution process lacked appropriate provisions for rural women beyond granting them a formal property title.Drawing on decades of research, Elusive Justice demonstrates how these women continue to face numerous adverse circumstances, including geographical isolation, encroaching capitalist enterprises, and a dearth of social and institutional support. Donny Meertens contends that women's advocacy organizations must have a prominent role in overseeing these transitional policies in order to create a more just society. By bringing together the underresearched topic of property repayment and the pursuit of gender justice in peacebuilding, these findings have broad significance elsewhere in the world.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction: Land, Gender, and Justice on the Eve of Peace
- 1. Transition: Back to Normal Life?
- 2. Dispossession: A Twofold Gendered History
- 3. Friction: Land Restitution at Work
- 4. Transformation: The Elusive Future
- Conclusion: Linking Land, Justice, and Gender to the Peace Accord
- Epilogue: Women Protagonists of the Peace Accord on Gender and Land
- Notes
- References
- Index