Esferas—Issue Two

Ex-Combatant Reintegration and Post-Conflict Violence Against Women in Colombia JESSICA KIM POLITICS Advisor: Anna Harvey CLICK TO READ Does ex-combatant demobilization increase post-conflict violence against women? Research on contemporary reconstruction strategies suggests the plausibility of this relationship, but with varying explanations and only using qualitative evidence. In 2003, the Colombian government implemented a Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) program through the Santa Fé de Ralito peace agreement with members of the paramilitary group, United SelfDefense Forces of Colombia (AUC). A five-year lagged firstdifference regression was used on values from nationallyrepresentative health surveys of Colombian women in 2005 and 2010 to test the effect of AUC ex-combatant presence in a given municipality on changes in municipality-level measures of selfreported domestic violence. The regression results indicated some significant increases in measures of psychological 158

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Esferas—Issue Two

Published on May 7, 2014

NYU Esferas

Esferas is an undergraduate student and alumni initiative from New York University’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese. We are a peer-reviewed, annual publication that publishes exceptional critical essays, visual art, creative writing, interviews, translations, and works related to Hispanic and Luso life within and beyond New York City. Esferas, “sphere” in both Spanish and Portuguese, is the fusion of compelling images, distinctive voices, and multidisciplinary views. It is the ever-changing shape and infinite flow of our intellectual and creative pursuits. To submit visual or written work to our next issue, please email your submission to ug.journal.spanish@nyu.edu with “SUBMISSION” in the subject heading. Submissions are welcome in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Portuñol, Spanglish, or any other language spoken throughout Iberia and Latin America.