Ángela Navarrete-Cruz

Biography

Ángela Navarrete-Cruz holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a Master’s degree in Political Studies from the National University of Colombia. She has worked as a researcher and lecturer in the areas of community development, peacebuilding, and democracy at various universities, including the National University of Colombia, the Javeriana University, the University of Ibagué, and the University of Tolima. Additionally, Ángela has served at the National Traders Federation of Colombia (FENALCO), the Foundation for the Technological Development of Trade, Services, and Tourism (FUNDECOMERCIO), and the Federation of Coffee Growers (FEDECAFE), as a manager and evaluator of development projects. Ángela was awarded a scholarship by the National University of Colombia to pursue her Bachelor in Sociology and was selected by the Kettering Foundation as International Research Resident in 2014. Currently, she is a scholarship holder of the German Academic Exchange Service – DAAD.  

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ORCID Profile: orcid.org/0000-0002-7701-6380

PhD Research Project

Agrarian Aspects of the Civil War in Colombia: Land Accumulation, Non-state Governance Systems in Wartime, and Collective Action in Post-conflict Rural Areas

The protracted armed conflict in Colombia has large impacts in rural areas, putting at risk the livelihoods of millions of people living from agriculture. The project explores how armed conflict affects land distribution, power relations, and civilian collective action in rural areas. The project focuses on the role of certain sectors of agrarian elites, the relation between non-state armed actors and civilians, and explores the potential of rural producers’ organizations in leveraging peacebuilding. The research aims to guide public policies aiming at fostering peacebuilding.