475: Slow Peace in Colombia's Montes de Maria

<p>Drawing on nearly a decade of extensive ethnographic and participatory research, Angela Jill Lederach advances a theory of "slow peace," from investigations in Colombia's Montes de Maria region.<br /> <br /> On this episode we discuss peace, peacebuilding and her new book and the concept of "slow peace."<br /> <br /> "Feel the Grass Grow," traces the far less visible aspects of moving from war to peace: the decades of campesino struggle to defend life, land, and territory prior to the national accord, as well as campesino social leaders' engagement with the challenges of the state's post-accord reconstruction efforts. In the words of the campesino organizers, "peace is not signed, peace is built."<br /> <br /> Tune in for this and the Colombia News Brief from journalist Emily Hart.<br /> <br /> Please support us: www.patreon.com/colombiacalling</p>