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Papers by Louis Monroy

Research paper thumbnail of Resource Guide for HDP Nexus Practitioners

This report, commisisoned by the Knowledge Platftorm for Security and Rule of Law (KPSRL) gathers... more This report, commisisoned by the Knowledge Platftorm for Security and Rule of Law (KPSRL) gathers practitioner findings and literature-based information on programmatic learning for organizations working in the security, development and peace fields.

It addresses issues about knowledge management, learning uptake, co-creation and decolonization as approaches to the work done by organizations in the HDP nexus, providing material, case studies, literature reviews and in'-depth findings from a study with various organizations around the globe.

Research paper thumbnail of Disrupting the Transitional Justice Circuit: Everyday Transformative Gender Justice in Colombia

JOURNAL OF INTERVENTION AND STATEBUILDING, 2024

There is abundant criticism towards mainstream transitional justice (TJ) scholarship and practice... more There is abundant criticism towards mainstream transitional justice
(TJ) scholarship and practice. As an alternative, we propose an
everyday transformative gender justice framework that brings
socioeconomic, transformative gender, and the everyday to the
centre of TJ. Using empirical data gathered in Colombia we make
two arguments. First, women-led activism privileges an everyday,
localised, transformative, and gender transformative
understanding of TJ. Second, they interact with local, national,
and international actors, which enhances their transformative
potential to disrupt broader peace and justice circuits. Our
findings suggest that part of the transformative potential of TJ
lies in the work of localised emancipatory initiatives.

Research paper thumbnail of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in Colombia

Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in Colombia, 2018

The signing of the peace agreements between the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejérc... more The signing of the peace agreements between the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP) and the Colombian Government in late November 2016 has generated new prospects for peace in Colombia, opening up the possibility of redressing the harm inflicted on Colombians by Colombians. Talking about peace and transitional justice requires us to think about how to operationalize peace agreements to promote justice and peaceful coexistence. This volume brings together reflections by Colombian academics and practitioners alongside pieces provided by researchers and practitioners in other countries where transitional justice initiatives have taken place (notably Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Peru). This volume has been written in the south, by the south, for the south. The book engages with the challenges that lie ahead for future generations of Colombians. Rivers of ink have dealt with the end goals of transitional justice, but victims require us to take the quest for human rights beyond the normative realm of theorizing justice and into the practical realm of engaging how to implement justice initiatives. The tension between theory-the legislative frameworks guaranteeing human rights-and practice-the realization of these ideas-will frame Colombia's success (or failure) in consolidating the implementation of the peace agreements with the FARC-EP.

Research paper thumbnail of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in Colombia

Bosnia and Herzegovina: The challenges and complexities of transitional justice, 2018

The signing of the peace agreements between the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejérc... more The signing of the peace agreements between the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP) and the Colombian Government in late November 2016 has generated new prospects for peace in Colombia, opening up the possibility of redressing the harm inflicted on Colombians by Colombians. Talking about peace and transitional justice requires us to think about how to operationalize peace agreements to promote justice and peaceful coexistence. This volume brings together reflections by Colombian academics and practitioners alongside pieces provided by researchers and practitioners in other countries where transitional justice initiatives have taken place (notably Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Peru). This volume has been written in the south, by the south, for the south. The book engages with the challenges that lie ahead for future generations of Colombians. Rivers of ink have dealt with the end goals of transitional justice, but victims require us to take the quest for human rights beyond the normative realm of theorizing justice and into the practical realm of engaging how to implement justice initiatives. The tension between theory-the legislative frameworks guaranteeing human rights-and practice-the realization of these ideas-will frame Colombia's success (or failure) in consolidating the implementation of the peace agreements with the FARC-EP.

Research paper thumbnail of The Journey to Gender Equality - Mapping the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration

Gender activism in Colombia: a critical focus on peacebuilding and peacemaking, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of PAX LUMINA July: Identity Politics in Bosnia-Herzegovina pg. 30

Identity politics in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2023

A very brief article on issues of identity politics affecting BiH peacebuilding

Research paper thumbnail of Colombia and Bosnia, Victims and Peace: And Justice for All?

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Colombia and Bosnia, victims and peace: And justice for all?

The article discusses shifts in transitional justice approaches in transitional justice approache... more The article discusses shifts in transitional justice approaches in transitional justice approaches by comparing the Bosnian experience of justice agreements and practices with the current Colombian framing of transitional justice agreements within the context of the ongoing peace process between the FARC-EP and the Colombian government. The transitional justice framework for a post–agreement transition in Colombia can be analysed through the lenses of different questions: Is the objective of this framework to ensure justice? Or is the goal of transitional Justice reconciliation? Are the transitional justice agreements informed by retributive or reparative understandings of justice? Is local justice more important than international justice? To discuss the answers to these questions, the article compares the peace building experience of Bosnia-Herzegovina with the current Colombian peace process, particularly in regard to the transitional justice framework agreed upon in these proces...

Research paper thumbnail of Resource Guide for HDP Nexus Practitioners

This report, commisisoned by the Knowledge Platftorm for Security and Rule of Law (KPSRL) gathers... more This report, commisisoned by the Knowledge Platftorm for Security and Rule of Law (KPSRL) gathers practitioner findings and literature-based information on programmatic learning for organizations working in the security, development and peace fields.

It addresses issues about knowledge management, learning uptake, co-creation and decolonization as approaches to the work done by organizations in the HDP nexus, providing material, case studies, literature reviews and in'-depth findings from a study with various organizations around the globe.

Research paper thumbnail of Disrupting the Transitional Justice Circuit: Everyday Transformative Gender Justice in Colombia

JOURNAL OF INTERVENTION AND STATEBUILDING, 2024

There is abundant criticism towards mainstream transitional justice (TJ) scholarship and practice... more There is abundant criticism towards mainstream transitional justice
(TJ) scholarship and practice. As an alternative, we propose an
everyday transformative gender justice framework that brings
socioeconomic, transformative gender, and the everyday to the
centre of TJ. Using empirical data gathered in Colombia we make
two arguments. First, women-led activism privileges an everyday,
localised, transformative, and gender transformative
understanding of TJ. Second, they interact with local, national,
and international actors, which enhances their transformative
potential to disrupt broader peace and justice circuits. Our
findings suggest that part of the transformative potential of TJ
lies in the work of localised emancipatory initiatives.

Research paper thumbnail of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in Colombia

Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in Colombia, 2018

The signing of the peace agreements between the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejérc... more The signing of the peace agreements between the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP) and the Colombian Government in late November 2016 has generated new prospects for peace in Colombia, opening up the possibility of redressing the harm inflicted on Colombians by Colombians. Talking about peace and transitional justice requires us to think about how to operationalize peace agreements to promote justice and peaceful coexistence. This volume brings together reflections by Colombian academics and practitioners alongside pieces provided by researchers and practitioners in other countries where transitional justice initiatives have taken place (notably Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Peru). This volume has been written in the south, by the south, for the south. The book engages with the challenges that lie ahead for future generations of Colombians. Rivers of ink have dealt with the end goals of transitional justice, but victims require us to take the quest for human rights beyond the normative realm of theorizing justice and into the practical realm of engaging how to implement justice initiatives. The tension between theory-the legislative frameworks guaranteeing human rights-and practice-the realization of these ideas-will frame Colombia's success (or failure) in consolidating the implementation of the peace agreements with the FARC-EP.

Research paper thumbnail of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation in Colombia

Bosnia and Herzegovina: The challenges and complexities of transitional justice, 2018

The signing of the peace agreements between the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejérc... more The signing of the peace agreements between the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP) and the Colombian Government in late November 2016 has generated new prospects for peace in Colombia, opening up the possibility of redressing the harm inflicted on Colombians by Colombians. Talking about peace and transitional justice requires us to think about how to operationalize peace agreements to promote justice and peaceful coexistence. This volume brings together reflections by Colombian academics and practitioners alongside pieces provided by researchers and practitioners in other countries where transitional justice initiatives have taken place (notably Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Peru). This volume has been written in the south, by the south, for the south. The book engages with the challenges that lie ahead for future generations of Colombians. Rivers of ink have dealt with the end goals of transitional justice, but victims require us to take the quest for human rights beyond the normative realm of theorizing justice and into the practical realm of engaging how to implement justice initiatives. The tension between theory-the legislative frameworks guaranteeing human rights-and practice-the realization of these ideas-will frame Colombia's success (or failure) in consolidating the implementation of the peace agreements with the FARC-EP.

Research paper thumbnail of The Journey to Gender Equality - Mapping the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration

Gender activism in Colombia: a critical focus on peacebuilding and peacemaking, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of PAX LUMINA July: Identity Politics in Bosnia-Herzegovina pg. 30

Identity politics in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2023

A very brief article on issues of identity politics affecting BiH peacebuilding

Research paper thumbnail of Colombia and Bosnia, Victims and Peace: And Justice for All?

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016

Research paper thumbnail of Colombia and Bosnia, victims and peace: And justice for all?

The article discusses shifts in transitional justice approaches in transitional justice approache... more The article discusses shifts in transitional justice approaches in transitional justice approaches by comparing the Bosnian experience of justice agreements and practices with the current Colombian framing of transitional justice agreements within the context of the ongoing peace process between the FARC-EP and the Colombian government. The transitional justice framework for a post–agreement transition in Colombia can be analysed through the lenses of different questions: Is the objective of this framework to ensure justice? Or is the goal of transitional Justice reconciliation? Are the transitional justice agreements informed by retributive or reparative understandings of justice? Is local justice more important than international justice? To discuss the answers to these questions, the article compares the peace building experience of Bosnia-Herzegovina with the current Colombian peace process, particularly in regard to the transitional justice framework agreed upon in these proces...