CIVIL WAR IN COLOMBIA AND ITS CHANGE DUE TO DRUG TRAFFICKING

PROHIBITIONIST POLICY AND MILITARIZED RESPONSE

Abstract

The process of civil war in Colombia is based on a maintenance of social inequality which has strained relations between State and groups with diferent interest which couldn’t find space to act politically regarding them ideology or social questions, choosing to fight to replace political system. Besides at the 70’ new elements are added to this conflict: drugs trafficking and war drug. This column will be introduced with a historical brief and then how did the conflict change with these new componentes by understanding which groups are fighting, what’s the aim, how they are funded and some impacts to colombian society and the State.