Viviana García Pinzón
vivigarciap.bsky.social
Viviana García Pinzón
@vivigarciap.bsky.social
Researcher ABI (Freiburg). Peace, conflict, security & governance in cities & borderlands. Associate GIGA (Hamburg). Coord. https://rewritingpeaceandconflict.net
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You can now find a selection of the zines my students made in our course 'Can Europe come to terms with its colonial past?'

Many thanks to @vivigarciap.bsky.social, Miriam Bartelmann & Su Gökyokuş (@abi-freiburg.bsky.social) for putting it together!

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Can Europe come to terms with its colonial past? - Rewriting peace and conflict
Over the last few years, several European powers and actors have increasingly engaged with political acts of remembering colonial violence, wars, and crimes committed in Africa in their name. Among ot...
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July 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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📄💡 Movilización, Resistencias y Memoria Popular!

Una publicación que nace del intercambio entre movimientos sociales de Santiago de Chile y Cali e investigadores @vivigarciap.bsky.social y @fabriciorodriguez.bsky.social del ABI.

🔗 Descárgable aquí: rewritingpeaceandconflict.net/2025/04/22/r...
April 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I’m happy to share that I have been selected as a member of the Global Young Academy (GYA)! 🥳

This year, the GYA welcomed 45 new members from 32 countries, and I'm honored to be part of this group.

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GYA warmly welcomes new members 2025! - Global Young Academy
GYA warmly welcomes new members 2025! -
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March 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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🔎 Petro’s Rejection of Trump’s Deportation Policy

In an interview with Security in Context,
@vivigarciap.bsky.social provides an insightful analysis of Trump’s #ForeignPolicy in #LatinAmerica for the case of Colombia.

⏩ Watch the interview here: www.securityincontext.com/posts/video-...
VIDEO - Dr. Viviana García Pinzón on Trump's Foreign Policy in Latin America
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March 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Our Virtual Encylopedia (rewritingpeaceandconflict.net) keeps growing! We are deligthed to announce the publication of the first entry result from our joint call for contributions with the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO).
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Rewriting peace and conflictThe Virtual Encyclopaedia represents a compilation of theory and empirical research in peace and conflict studies from de- and postcolonial approaches, emphasising the cont...
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February 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Current debates are characterized by a simplification, if not outright distortion, of decolonial and postcolonial perspectives. In this article, @anikaoettler.bsky.social reviews intersecting arguments at the core of both approaches and reflects on their contributions to PACS. shorturl.at/RxwYN
February 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Whenever I watched WWII documentaries, I always found myself puzzled and questioning the complicity and the audacity of Hitler's making public speeches with such hate. Now, watching T*mp and his fellow devil, I am still in the same state of questioning. Maybe it is true that time is an illusion.
February 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
A short analysis on Central America's security policies, originally written for the BTI Blog and republised by the Global Policy Blog: www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/02/01/2...
Central America at a Crossroads: Is there a Democratic Path to Confront Violence?
As they struggle to overcome violence and insecurity, countries like El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala increasingly find themselves in a tense struggle between democratic ideals and authoritarian i...
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January 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Before the year ends, I would like to share this article I co-authored with @alkejenss.bsky.social. We explore the links between urban development and planning programs and structural conditions of violence in two Colombian cities: Santa Marta and Pereira.

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Shaping the peaceful city: (post)colonial and transnational entanglements of security governance and spatial economic restructuring in urban Colombia
This contribution examines the impact of transnational actors, policies, and discourses on the dynamics of urban renewal and governance in Colombia’s conflict-ridden cities. Emphasizing local and g...
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December 29, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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We have released the 3rd episode of our podcast series “Confronting Hierarchies – A Podcast on (De)Coloniality, Peace & Conflict”!
For this episode, our hosts @vivigarciap.bsky.social and @fabriciorodriguez.bsky.social invited Prof Swati Parashar and @agarwalamya.bsky.social.
October 30, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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The Virtual Encyclopaedia at a glance:
March 7, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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The Encyclopaedia is an evolving compilation of analysis and reflections on theory, research, and practice in peace and conflict studies. It aims to provide diverse tools to critically approach peace and conflict from the lenses of postcolonial theory and decolonial thought.
March 7, 2024 at 1:11 PM
March 7, 2024 at 11:23 AM
It's today!!! Stay tuned to this space. I will be sharing exciting news from one of the flagship projects of the network Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace & Conflict with you during the day🥳🥳🥳
March 7, 2024 at 10:47 AM