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Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, And Champeta: The Colombian Conflict As Case Study In Sovereignty, Anna Shepard Jan 2017

Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, And Champeta: The Colombian Conflict As Case Study In Sovereignty, Anna Shepard

CMC Senior Theses

I will argue that a discussion of sovereignty as it relates to internal conflict deepens our understanding of the Colombian conflict, and in turn, the Colombian conflict deepens the ongoing discussion on sovereignty. Internal armed conflict is a tool to free and dominate populations, to save and kill individuals, and to destroy and build institutions. Thomas Hobbes and John Locke set an initial framework for understanding sovereignty. Armed actors use violence to create a sphere of influence that overlaps with the state’s legal jurisdiction: armed actors use violence as a strategy of hegemonic state building. Overlapping territorial claims challenge the …


Trends. Colombian Rebels And Elite Interests: Rights And Wrongs On Human Rights, Ibpp Editor Jul 2001

Trends. Colombian Rebels And Elite Interests: Rights And Wrongs On Human Rights, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses and analyzes the reactions of elites to rebel actions (e.g., human rights violations, other violent actions) in Colombia.


Colombia Cognitive Straits: No Way Out In A Maze Of Words, Ibpp Editor Nov 2000

Colombia Cognitive Straits: No Way Out In A Maze Of Words, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the untenable cognitive position of many Colombian citizens without the material means to emigrate away from the current political upheaval.


Colombia: The Political Psychology Of Fusarium Oxysporum, Ibpp Editor Nov 2000

Colombia: The Political Psychology Of Fusarium Oxysporum, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article presents a brief outline of caveats associated with the employment of fusarium oxysporum to eradicate coca and opium poppy production. These caveats are based on an analysis developed by Dr. Archie Dickey, an environmental biologist at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona, USA.


Trends. Spillover: Is United States Government Military Aid To Colombia All Wet?, Ibpp Editor Oct 2000

Trends. Spillover: Is United States Government Military Aid To Colombia All Wet?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses spillover of conflicts in Colombia into surrounding countries as related to United States government military aid.


Drugged Or Old Drugs In New Bottles: United States Drug Policy And Colombia, Ibpp Editor Sep 2000

Drugged Or Old Drugs In New Bottles: United States Drug Policy And Colombia, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes a psychology that seems to pertain to United States (US) policy towards decreasing the export of illicit drugs from Colombia.