Percepciones sobre la política de seguridad democrática de Colombia en la frontera Tachira – Norte de Santander (2002-2010)

This article evaluates the changes in the perception about the Democratic Security Policy of Colombia (PSD) and its effect on the security at the border between Tachira y Norte de Santander (TNS) during 2002-2010. Following the theoretical revision from the disciplines that focus on analyzing securi...

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Main Author: Bustamante, Ana Marleny
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8066008
Source:OASIS: Observatorio de Análisis de los Sistemas Internacionales, ISSN 1657-7558, Nº. 34, 2021 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Julio-Diciembre), pags. 39-59
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Summary: This article evaluates the changes in the perception about the Democratic Security Policy of Colombia (PSD) and its effect on the security at the border between Tachira y Norte de Santander (TNS) during 2002-2010. Following the theoretical revision from the disciplines that focus on analyzing security and border studies and their local, regional, national and international perspectives, a qualitative research was carried out by interviewing informers on both sides of the border in order to know their perspectives and compare them with the literature. The results show the emergence of three main categories: ambivalences about the capacity of the State, oscillations on the credibility of the State and the worsening of the quality of life. These categories are divided up into dimensions such as strengthening and weakening of the Sate, violence, population exodus, unemployment, lack of State support concerning development policies and loss of liberties and public security, among others. In all, the categories show that PSD strengthened the State capacity but it still needs to rescue and build institutionality. It also changed perceptions about border security and life dynamics at the TNS border. A more appropriate evaluation demands more research, with a longer time frame in order to avoid current complexities. Therefore, it is important to continue deepening and evaluating roads of research about the PDD at the Colombian borders.