Lexington Books
Pages: 202
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Trim: 6½ x 9
978-1-4985-8688-7 • Hardback • July 2019 • $111.00 • (£85.00)
978-1-4985-8689-4 • eBook • July 2019 • $105.50 • (£82.00)
Başar Baysal is visiting researcher in the department of International Relations at Bilkent University.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Critical Security Studies: A Literature Review
Chapter 3 Insights from Existing Theories and Their Limitations
Chapter 4 The Impact of Democracy and State Effectiveness on the Process of securitization
Chapter 5 The Dual securitization Framework
Chapter 6 The Context of the Colombian Conflict
Chapter 7 Dual Securitization of FARC and the Colombian State
Chapter 8 Desecuritization of FARC in Colombia: The Peace Process after 2012
Chapter 9 Conclusion
The Colombian peace process has attracted significant international attention. It managed to overcome seeming intractability and produce an agreement to end conflict with one of the western hemisphere’s last insurgent groups. Also, it is now clear that it still faces significant challenges. As we all are still learning about the dynamics that made the peace process viable and those that will need to be addressed to make it sustainable, this timely work by Dr. Baysal provides a valuable look at the mutual securitization among the Colombian state and the FARC rebels, how this influenced the end of conflict, and how it still shapes post-agreement dynamics.
— Angelika Rettberg, Universidad de los Andes
“Dr. Basar Baysal provides an insightful take on securitization theory and its global application with Securitization and Desecuritization of FARC in Colombia: A Dual Perspective Analysis. This manuscript provides a meticulously detailed empirical study with a strong theoretical foundation. Dr. Baysal offers a rich reading of the peace process in Colombia through the securitization theory framework. The book is going to be a key text for those looking to see how securitization and de-securitization processes happen in transitional societies.”
— Can Mutlu, Acadia University