Counterinsurgency without insurgency: Medellin in the 1960s
article describes the appearance of insurgency and counterinsurgencyin Medellin during the decade of the sixties of the 20th century. In the study, the city is observed in the frameworkof its irregular demographic growth, a result of the arrival of people coming from the countryside due to its indus...
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| description | article describes the appearance of insurgency and counterinsurgencyin Medellin during the decade of the sixties of the 20th century. In the study, the city is observed in the frameworkof its irregular demographic growth, a result of the arrival of people coming from the countryside due to its industrialization and the armed conflict that had existed since 1948. It also takes into account the context of the Cold War, in which the theory of modernization was developed, which contained social development and security measures with which it was sought to contain socialism. Documents were revised that gave an account of the Colombian context and the defense policies, the security measures implemented by local security forces and the appearance in the press of deeds related to the insurgency. It is concluded that although there was panic that was exacerbated by the governments due to the supposed presence of powerful insurgent groups, which «obliged them» to unleash harshsecurity measures, the operative power of these, analyzed in the light of the actions manifested in the period studied, was weak. This is why more than being a real threat to the establishment, it was a strategy to maintain social order. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-141352023-11-27T16:39:10Z Counterinsurgency without insurgency: Medellin in the 1960s Contrainsurgencia sin insurgencia: Medellín en la década de los 60 Contre-insurrection sans insurrection: Medellín dans les années 1960 Guisao Álvarez, Juan Daniel contrainsurgencia Guerra Fría insurgencia revolución seguridad counterinsurgency Cold War insurgency revolution security contre-insurrection Guerre Froide insurrection révolution sécurité article describes the appearance of insurgency and counterinsurgencyin Medellin during the decade of the sixties of the 20th century. In the study, the city is observed in the frameworkof its irregular demographic growth, a result of the arrival of people coming from the countryside due to its industrialization and the armed conflict that had existed since 1948. It also takes into account the context of the Cold War, in which the theory of modernization was developed, which contained social development and security measures with which it was sought to contain socialism. Documents were revised that gave an account of the Colombian context and the defense policies, the security measures implemented by local security forces and the appearance in the press of deeds related to the insurgency. It is concluded that although there was panic that was exacerbated by the governments due to the supposed presence of powerful insurgent groups, which «obliged them» to unleash harshsecurity measures, the operative power of these, analyzed in the light of the actions manifested in the period studied, was weak. This is why more than being a real threat to the establishment, it was a strategy to maintain social order. El artículo describe la aparición de insurgencia y contrainsurgencia en Medellín durante la década de los 60 del siglo XX. En la investigación se ha observado a la ciudad en el marco de su crecimiento demográfico irregular, resultado de la llegada de personas provenientes del campo debido a la industrialización y al conflicto armado presente desde 1948. Se tiene en cuenta, además, el contexto de Guerra Fría, donde se desarrolló la teoría de la modernización, que contenía medidas de desarrollo social y seguridad con las que se buscó contener al socialismo. Se revisaron documentos que dieron cuenta del contexto colombiano y las políticas de defensa, las medidas de seguridad adelantadas por las fuerzas de seguridad local y la aparición de hechos relacionados con la insurgencia en prensa. Se concluye que, aunque hay pánico exacerbado por parte de los gobiernos debido a la supuesta presencia de grupos insurgentes de gran poder, que «obligan» a desplegar fuertes medidas de seguridad, el poder operativo de estos, analizado a la luz de los hechos desarrollados en el período estudiado, es bajo, por lo que se considera que, más que una amenaza real a la estabilidad, es una estrategia para mantener el orden social. L'article décrit l'apparition de l'insurrection et de la contreinsurrectionà Medellín dans les années 1960. Dans le cadre de cette enquête, la ville a été analysée du point de vue de sa croissance démographique irrégulière, résultat de l'arrivée de personnes de la campagne en raison de l'industrialisation et du conflit armé présent depuis 1948. Le contexte de la guerre froide est également pris en compte, contexte dans lequel la théorie de la modernisation a été développée et contenant des mesures de développement social et de sécurité avec lesquelles on cherchait à contenir le socialisme. On prend en compte des documents concernant le contexte colombien et les politiques de défense, les mesures de sécurité prises par les forces de sécurité locales et la parution d'événements liés à l'insurrection dans la presse. Il est conclu que, bien qu'il y ait une panique exacerbée de la part des gouvernements en raison de la présence supposée de groupes insurgés de grande puissance, qui «forcent» le déploiement de mesures de sécurité fortes, la puissance opérationnelle de ceuxci, analysée à la lumière des faits développés dans la période étudiée, est très limité, raison pour laquelle on considère que, plus qu'une menace réelle pour la stabilité, il s’agit d’une stratégie de maintien de l'ordre social. 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| title | Counterinsurgency without insurgency: Medellin in the 1960s |
| title_alt | Contrainsurgencia sin insurgencia: Medellín en la década de los 60 Contre-insurrection sans insurrection: Medellín dans les années 1960 |
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