A Quantitative Exploration of Reconciliation: Evidence from Colombia

The reconciliation of societies in negotiated transitions from civil war to peace represents a practical challenge. While the political dimension concerns the construction of socio-political relations, the interpersonal dimension focuses on intergroup relationships. Empirical evidence shows that rec...

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Autores: Sanandres Campis, Eliana, Molinares Guerrero, Ivonne Samira, González Arana, Roberto, Martínez Pérez, Melissa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palabra clave:Reconciliation
Peacebuilding
Conflict
Measurement
Colombia
Latin American history
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spelling A Quantitative Exploration of Reconciliation: Evidence from ColombiaSanandres Campis, ElianaMolinares Guerrero, Ivonne SamiraGonzález Arana, RobertoMartínez Pérez, MelissaReconciliationPeacebuildingConflictMeasurementColombiaLatin American historyThe reconciliation of societies in negotiated transitions from civil war to peace represents a practical challenge. While the political dimension concerns the construction of socio-political relations, the interpersonal dimension focuses on intergroup relationships. Empirical evidence shows that reconciliation should not assign primacy to one dimension over another; rather, it should address the interaction between them. However, research on this topic is scarce. There is a need to develop an instrument to assess the political and interpersonal dimensions of reconciliation in peacebuilding contexts. This study developed the Political and Interpersonal Reconciliation Scale (PIRS) and assessed its psychometric properties based on a sample of Colombian population after the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla group. The results show the validity of a factorial structure for two components as well as an acceptable Cronbach’s alpha. Concerning external validity, in line with the existing literature, the scale under study was positively related to confidence in the peace agreement, trust in the ex-combatants, willingness to share with the adversary and community identification. This study provides evidence that the Political and Interpersonal Reconciliation Scale is a valid and reliable instrument for evaluating reconciliation in peacebuilding contextsThis study is part of the project ‘Connected Worlds: The Caribbean, Origin of Modern World’. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska Curie grant agreement N° 823846. This project is directed by Professor Consuelo Naranjo Orovio, Instituto de Historia-CSICPeer reviewedMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteEuropean CommissionSanandres Campis, Eliana [0000-0002-1943-7275]Molinares Guerrero, Ivonne Samira [0000-0002-8656-8179]González Arana, Roberto [0000-0003-4275-5906]202420242022info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/370998reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/823846https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/11/10/456https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11100456Noinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3709982026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A Quantitative Exploration of Reconciliation: Evidence from Colombia
title A Quantitative Exploration of Reconciliation: Evidence from Colombia
spellingShingle A Quantitative Exploration of Reconciliation: Evidence from Colombia
Sanandres Campis, Eliana
Reconciliation
Peacebuilding
Conflict
Measurement
Colombia
Latin American history
title_short A Quantitative Exploration of Reconciliation: Evidence from Colombia
title_full A Quantitative Exploration of Reconciliation: Evidence from Colombia
title_fullStr A Quantitative Exploration of Reconciliation: Evidence from Colombia
title_full_unstemmed A Quantitative Exploration of Reconciliation: Evidence from Colombia
title_sort A Quantitative Exploration of Reconciliation: Evidence from Colombia
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sanandres Campis, Eliana
Molinares Guerrero, Ivonne Samira
González Arana, Roberto
Martínez Pérez, Melissa
author Sanandres Campis, Eliana
author_facet Sanandres Campis, Eliana
Molinares Guerrero, Ivonne Samira
González Arana, Roberto
Martínez Pérez, Melissa
author_role author
author2 Molinares Guerrero, Ivonne Samira
González Arana, Roberto
Martínez Pérez, Melissa
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author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv European Commission
Sanandres Campis, Eliana [0000-0002-1943-7275]
Molinares Guerrero, Ivonne Samira [0000-0002-8656-8179]
González Arana, Roberto [0000-0003-4275-5906]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Reconciliation
Peacebuilding
Conflict
Measurement
Colombia
Latin American history
topic Reconciliation
Peacebuilding
Conflict
Measurement
Colombia
Latin American history
description The reconciliation of societies in negotiated transitions from civil war to peace represents a practical challenge. While the political dimension concerns the construction of socio-political relations, the interpersonal dimension focuses on intergroup relationships. Empirical evidence shows that reconciliation should not assign primacy to one dimension over another; rather, it should address the interaction between them. However, research on this topic is scarce. There is a need to develop an instrument to assess the political and interpersonal dimensions of reconciliation in peacebuilding contexts. This study developed the Political and Interpersonal Reconciliation Scale (PIRS) and assessed its psychometric properties based on a sample of Colombian population after the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla group. The results show the validity of a factorial structure for two components as well as an acceptable Cronbach’s alpha. Concerning external validity, in line with the existing literature, the scale under study was positively related to confidence in the peace agreement, trust in the ex-combatants, willingness to share with the adversary and community identification. This study provides evidence that the Political and Interpersonal Reconciliation Scale is a valid and reliable instrument for evaluating reconciliation in peacebuilding contexts
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