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Structural violence is a central, yet neglected, problem in post-conflict and transitional societies owing to the circumscribed sphere of action within which dominant processes generally operate. This article analyses the potential of transitional justice to reduce structural violence, finding many of its mechanisms limited in this regard. In response, I argue for the necessity of an alternative transformative justice approach that pays more attention to the historical and socioeconomic underpinnings of armed conflict, and critical analyses of the prevailing social structures and power relations on which it is founded. Conceptualizing transformative justice as the most comprehensive stop on a transitional justice continuum ensures that these issues are taken seriously without discarding the field's existing expertise. I operationalize transformative justice by creating an innovative structural violence reduction matrix that interrogates the diagnostic, process and outcome dimensions of initiatives undertaken in transitional contexts.

Since the 2016 Havana Peace Accord (HPA), for many Colombians security has hardly improved. This article argues that this is largely due to socially rooted marginalisation that constrains citizen participation and contributes to entrenched insecurity in the country, especially its border regions. We show how post‐HPA community‐level responses to insecurity, including constructive engagement with the state, can enhance security and kick‐start processes of de‐marginalisation. Drawing on original data from interviews in Cesar Department and a series of cross‐stakeholder fora in 2019, we demonstrate the utility of the citizen security lens when examining processes of marginalisation, de‐marginalisation, and their impact on perceptions of (in)security of marginalised communities.