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Reflections from the Field on the ‘Territorial Peace’ in Colombia as a Narrative Landscape
Hosted by the Center for Narrative and Conflict Resolution
Monday, September 22nd
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Conference Room 5183
Colombia’s transition from conflict to peace can be seen as a kind of “narrative landscape” where there are competing stories about what has happened, and what could or should happen, going forward. There are many questions to explore that would highlight the complexities of launching new narratives in peace initiatives, or stalling out others.
• How does the government that seeks to support the peace agreement “install” new terminology or metaphors in the public sphere?
• How do we, (or should we) bridge the gaps between the stories told by victims and the stories told by the guerrilla groups?
Francisco Diez will draw on the stories he can tell us from his ongoing work in Colombia as a foundation for collaborative reflection and discussion on the role of narrative in this transition. As the Latin America Representative of the Peace Accords Matrix (PAM) Project at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies-University of Notre Dame, together with John Paul Lederach, Diez is advising the Colombian High Commissioner Office for Peace . While this project is not overtly focused on narrative, it does provide a framework for the collection of some of the narratives that are critical to this transition, as well as to the transition from violence to peace, more generally.