We are pleased to report the results of research selected for the 2024 Eikei University of Hiroshima Research Promotion Project.
Our university is implementing the Eikei University of Hiroshima Research Promotion Project with the aim of promoting research activities and improving the quality of education at our university, as well as contributing to the resolution of social issues. We will report on the results of research project that was selected in FY2024 and have completed the research period.
| Principal Investigator | Professor YASUTOMI Atsushi |
| Research theme | Studies of Armed Groups Persisting after Peace Accord: The Case of Post-Civil War Colombia |
| Research Result | In 2016, the Colombian government signed a peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and is implementing measures to achieve sustainable peace by disarming and reintegrating former FARC members into society. However, the presence of numerous other armed groups engaged in violent acts and human rights abuses poses a substantial threat to regional security and reconstruction efforts in all sectors, including democratisation, economic development, environmental protection, education and health in post-civil war Colombia. This research aims to shed light on how the actions and attitudes of these armed groups regarding violence and peace change over time and whether the organisations transform depending on the external environment and internal conditions. The research focused on the four such major armed groups and examined how various internal and external factors of today — the ‘work’ consciousness of young members (‘Gen Z’), the use of social media and AI, political and economic influence from external actors, and transactions using e-money — are affecting their attitudes towards violence. |