From a Civil to Social War: A Case Study of the State of El Salvador

Zavaleta Mancia, Sonia Maria

4. term

Culture, Communication and Globalization, Master

2017

2017-07-25

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Den 16. januar 1992 blev El Salvador set som et forbillede for verden. Landet underskrev fredsaftalerne på slottet Chapultepec i Mexico med mægling fra det internationale samfund. Aftalerne markerede afslutningen på en brutal 12-årig borgerkrig, overgangen fra et autoritært militærstyre til demokrati og igangsatte reformer for at styrke statens institutioner. Dette speciale undersøger fredsaftalernes opbygning og centrale elementer samt de historiske omstændigheder, der gjorde forhandlingerne mulige. Det belyser også udviklingen efter underskrivelsen, og hvordan denne historiske begivenhed hænger tæt sammen med den "sociale krig", som El Salvador oplever i dag.

On January 16, 1992, El Salvador was held up as a model for the world. The country signed the Peace Accords at Chapultepec Castle in Mexico, mediated by the international community. The agreements ended a brutal 12-year civil war, marked a transition from an authoritarian military regime to democracy, and launched reforms to strengthen state institutions. This thesis analyzes the structure and key provisions of the Peace Accords and the historical conditions that made the negotiations possible. It also examines developments after the signing and how this turning point is closely linked to the "social war" El Salvador faces today.

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peace accords ; guerrillas ; negotiation ; violence ; conflict

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