Colombia Internacional

Colomb. int. | eISSN 1900-6004 | ISSN 0121-5612

Seven Thesis On the Replacement of Political Elites

No. 66 (2007-07-01)
  • Francisco Leal Buitrago
    **Ph. D. en Sociología de la Universidad de Wisconsin, EE. UU. Profesor honorario de las universidades Nacional y de los Andes. Correo electrónico: frleal@cable.net.co
https://doi.org/10.7440/colombiaint66.2007.11

Abstract

In a process that dates back to the 1980’s, national elites have been replaced by regional ones. This process is associated with phenomenons such as state weakness, drug trafficking and paramilitarism, which produce deep social transformations that have a negative effect on Colombia’s democracy, economy and moral patterns.

Keywords: Colombia, Colombian politics, elites, drug trafficking, paramilitarism

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