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Professor Roddy Brett discusses how victim inclusion influenced the Santos-FARC peace process in Colombia.

In this episode, Professor Roddy Brett, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Director of the Global Insecurities Centre at the University of Bristol, joins Dr Nafees Hamid, Co-PI of the XCEPT research programme, to discuss his new book, ‘Victim-Centred Peacemaking: Colombia's Santos-FARC-EP Peace Process’. Professor Brett reveals how the victims’ delegations changed the dynamics of the Santos-FARC-EP peace process, transforming victim-perpetrator relations and ultimately shaping the final agreement, which was signed in 2016. At a time when the number of civilian casualties in armed conflict is rising around the world, the Santos-FARC example offers valuable insights into how to effectively involve victims in peacemaking. Professor Brett’s book is available from Bristol University Press: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/victim-centred-peacemaking This episode has been produced as part of the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) programme, which is funded by UK International Development from the UK government; however, the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK government’s official policies. XCEPT aims to understand the drivers of violent…

People in this episode

Host: Dr Nafees Hamid

Guest: Professor Roddy Brett

Topics covered

• victim inclusion
• peacemaking
• Colombia
• Santos-FARC peace process
• civilian casualties
• conflict resolution

Keywords

• victim-centred peacemaking
• Santos-FARC
• peace process
• conflict studies
• civilian casualties
• Colombia
• peace agreement
• XCEPT

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Bristol, Bristol University Press, Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT), UK International Development

Places: Colombia

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