Construir paz con desarrollo regional, el reto de los Montes de María hoy

Abstract

The construction of peace policies in this period of the country, as well as any public policy led by the State, must consider the regional nuances that allow post-conflict to translate into lasting and sustainable peace. Public policymakers, in addition to reading the conflict in historical perspective, must interpret the social dynamics that de-termine the bidding for local goods and services and the interaction of citizens with institutions, circumstances that establish the interests that must be considered for transforming social and political conflicts with inclusion and representativeness; the present work shows an understanding of the situation of the Montes de Maria today, inserted in a sub-regional context, related to land tenure, from the following perspectives: dispossession and restitution, formalization of peasant reserve areas and security and anti-restitution armies, all focused on the Montes de Maria territory, specifically in Maria la Baja and El Carmen de Bolivar.