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In this article, we show the ambiguous relationship between the Colombian state and civil organizations in an analysis that examines the motives, methods, and form in which women's organizations that have mobilized for peace in Colombia have benefited from the structure of political opportunities during the two-term government terms of democratic security (2002-2010). For this purpose, it was very important to follow the press and the means of information diffusion on the Web by the women's organizations, interviews with leaders, and what accompanied their actions over more than 10 years. The main conclusion drawn from this work is the identification of new methods of leadership that have structured activism around peace and human rights, thus contributing to the emergence of a new political actor and the transformation of the political culture of Colombia.

In this article, we show the ambiguous relationship between the Colombian state and civil organizations in an analysis that examines the motives, methods, and form in which women's organizations that have mobilized for peace in Colombia have benefited from the structure of political opportunities during the two-term government terms of democratic security (2002-2010). For this purpose, it was very important to follow the press and the means of information diffusion on the Web by the women's organizations, interviews with leaders, and what accompanied their actions over more than 10 years. The main conclusion drawn from this work is the identification of new methods of leadership that have structured activism around peace and human rights, thus contributing to the emergence of a new political actor and the transformation of the political culture of Colombia.

This article presents a reflection on the identity transformations in women as a consequence of their political participation in two opposing areas: the guerilla groups and the organizations involved in collective activities in search of peace and against the war in Colombia. Historical situations and the psychosocial factors which were behind their decision to join one political option or another are analyzed in a scenario in which many violent acts occur. The analysis is based on the social construction theory and the gender perspective to explain the make-up of the female identity of guerilla members and peace activists, and questions the relevance of stereotyped thinking which attempts to explain the social behaviours which distance themselves from the identities associated with traditional concepts in which gender-related traits are distorted. ; El artículo presenta una reflexión sobre las transformaciones identitarias de las mujeres como resultado de la participación política en dos espacios contrapuestos: las guerrillas y las organizaciones que despliegan acciones colectivas por la paz y en contra de la guerra en Colombia. Se analizan las situaciones históricas y los factores psicosociales que impulsaron la decisión de vincularse a una u otra opción política, en un escenario en el que discurren múltiples violencias. El análisis se apoya en la teoría de la construcción social y en la perspectiva de género, para explicar la configuración de la identidad femenina de guerrilleras y activistas por la paz y cuestiona la pertinencia del pensamiento estereotípico que pretende explicar los comportamientos sociales que se alejan de las identidades asociadas a las concepciones tradicionales, en las que los rasgos de género son distorsionados. ; O artigo apresenta uma reflexão sobre as transformações identitarias das mulheres como resultado da participação política em dois espaços opostos: as guerrilhas e as organizações que desdobram ações coletivas pela paz e contra da guerra em Colômbia. Se analisam as situações históricas e os fatores psicossociais que impulsionaram a decisão de vincular-se à uma ou outra opção política, em um marco no qual discorrem múltiplas violências. A análise se apóia na teoria da construção social e na perspectiva de gênero, para explicar a configuração da identidade feminina de guerrilheiras e ativistas pela paz e questiona a pertinência do pensamento estereotípico que pretende explicar os comportamentos sociais que se afastam das identidades associadas às concepções tradicionais, nas quais os rasgos de gênero são distorcidos.

El propósito del artículo es estudiar la estrategia desplegada por el Estado para definir territorios, clasificar personas y producir dispositivos de control en Cali durante la pandemia del covid-19 en el 2020. Los recursos simbólicos que el Estado utilizó, como parte de su estrategia de control, con base en juicios morales y en una retórica del miedo, suscitó el etiquetaje de poblaciones como desobedientes e indisciplinadas asociado con una comprensión espacial del riesgo en zonas excluidas de la ciudad, para explicar el contagio y la muerte por covid-19. En el texto se presenta un análisis que relaciona pobreza, delincuencia, espacio y transmisión del coronavirus, la cual marginaliza a sectores ya excluidos en una ciudad fragmentada como Cali. Se usan datos agregados de organismos estatales y noticias de El País y El Tiempo para identificar las definiciones e intervenciones estatales sobre los espacios de control y las poblaciones, y además se elaboran tablas y mapas para representar la delimitación de la realidad del Estado. Se concluye que la producción simbólica orientada a contener el contagio y la mortalidad, así como las intervenciones restrictivas, se legitiman con estadísticas difundidas por los medios.