Academia, Armed Conflict, and Peace in Colombia: An Approach from the Geopolitics of Knowledge

ABSTRACT

This article examines the production of new knowledge about the armed conflict and the construction of peace in Colombia, based on the recognition of the contributions, debates and trends of Academia between 1986 and 2018. Based on approaches from the geopolitics of knowledge and information on the ScienTI-Minciencias platform, the academic production of the 5,202 Colombian research groups is explored to establish the progress in understanding the origin and evolution of violence and national reconciliation processes. The results of the analysis reveal the strengths and challenges in national research, given that there is limited continuity in the work of the groups, as well as a significant centralization and predominance of institutions and areas of knowledge.

armed conflict; Colombia; geopolitics of knowledge; scientific investigation; violence