Effects of the Colombian Armed Conflict on the Level of Social Proactiveness among the Target Population
The Colombian armed conflict has become notorious over the past few decades. The military confrontation caused by agrarian disputes in the 1920s grew into a massive conflict between the left-wing FARC and the Colombian government. The confrontation took the lives of thousands of people and affected survivors significantly. While the political underpinnings of the rebellion have been explored extensively, the social ones need a further examination (Gardner 190).
Therefore, the research question that will have to be answered can be put in the following way: what implications has the Colombian armed conflict had on the sociocultural relationships between civilians, how the attitudes of the target population toward these social issues will evolve, and what strategies can be used to address the problems associated with the current course of the social proactiveness, social interactions, and the associated sociocultural issues?
The research question mentioned above helps explore the effects of the Colombian military conflict extensively since it allows focusing on the social implications thereof. Particularly, the issues associated with social prejudices, as well as the problems related to cross-cultural communication, will have to be addressed in the course of the research. The analysis of the effects that the military confrontation has had on the communication between different members of the Columbian society will shed light on the challenges that the citizen of the state will have to overcome to manage the current issues that exist in the target environment.
To answer the questions mentioned above, particularly, the one concerning the change in the attitudes of the target population toward social proactiveness, one will have to consider comparing the levels of participation in social issues before the military confrontation occurred and the current degree of social activism among the target population. A quantitative analysis of the specified data will shed light on the effects that the military conflict has had on the population. Furthermore, the avenues for addressing the issue and enhancing the levels of social activism and engagement, as well as the overall level of cooperation and communication between the representatives of the Colombian society, can be identified successfully.
Several studies have focused on the social and economic dimensions of the Colombian military conflict so that the implications thereof could be determined and assessed carefully. Particularly, a recent article asserts that the use of military aid in Colombia helps sustain the well-being of the target population (Dube and Naidu 251). Furthermore, the support provided by the other states contribute to making the target population socially proactive, therefore, enabling them to evaluate the current problem objectively and develop the approach for resisting the repressions to which they are subjected (Tovar-Restrepo and Irazabal 43). As a result, the foundation for retaining the ability to engage in social interactions and strive toward building the social principles rooted in cooperation and unity is being built.
That being said, the challenges that the residents of Colombia are facing are far too numerous for the changes to be institutionalized and enhanced. Therefore, a new framework for addressing the situation and encouraging the target population to develop a socially active position that will help them maintain integrity in the era of a military confrontation will be created. A close analysis of the factors that contribute to the unity of the society and the focus on resolving the conflict should be carried out. Thus, a viable approach toward improving the development of the social scene in Colombia can be created.
Works Cited
Dube, Oeindrila, and Suresh Naidu. “Bases, Bullets, and Ballots: The Effect of US Military Aid on Political Conflict in Colombia.” The Journal of Politics, vol. 77, no. 1, 2015, pp. 249–267. Web.
Gardner, Hall. Averting Global War: Regional Challenges, Overextension, and Options for American Strategy. Springer, 2016.
Tovar-Restrepo, Marcela, and Clara Irazabal. “Indigenous Women and Violence in Colombia.” Latin American Perspectives, vol. 41, no. 1, 2013, pp. 39–58. Web.