Abstract

JIMENEZ, Everardo Víctor. Violence in the Northern Triangle of Central America: a Reality Generating Displacement. Pap.polit. [online]. 2016, vol.21, n.1, pp.167-196. ISSN 0122-4409.  https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.papo21-1.vtnc.

The work presented here, based on a literature review of what has been produced in recent years, treats the phenomenon of violence in the Northern Triangle of Central America as a generator of forced displacement among the population. First, according to various authors, valid criteria will be set in order to construct a broader and clearer concept of violence, which in turn allows capturing all the dimensions of its manifestation in the Central-American region. Factors fostering this violence will be later considered, related to social, cultural or political aspects. In all this alarming wave of violence, some main actors are notorious, e.g. gangs like the "Maras" and drug traffickers. Violence generated by these actors, together with the structural violence borne by Central-American Northern Triangle societies, lead to displacement of the population. Therefore, it is imperative to find solutions to face this reality that is creating such banishment among the population who seeks to escape violence and is often defenseless against it.

Keywords : violence; gangs; violence victims; drug traffickers; forced displacement.

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