Abstract

VILLA GOMEZ, Juan David; INSUASTY RODRIGUEZ, Alfonso  and  CLAVIJO, Sara. Disappointment, Fatalism, and Hope: Emotional Oppositions and Polarization around Negotiated Peace in 9 Colombian Cities. Ágora U.S.B. [online]. 2022, vol.22, n.2, pp.522-549.  Epub Feb 23, 2023. ISSN 1657-8031.  https://doi.org/10.21500/16578031.6242.

Collective Emotional Orientations in relation to the peace process between the Colombian State and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, People's Army (FARC-EP) evidence emotional oppositions and polarization, depending on whether participants agree or disagree with the peace process. During the negotiation, the participants "in agreement" expressed hope, tranquility and relief, while those "in disagreement" expressed distrust and indignation. After the plebiscite, the former, sadness, disappointment, and frustration, while the latter, joy and celebration. Finally, during implementation, the former express distrust, fear and uncertainty, while the latter indignation. These emotional dispositions mobilize beliefs and attitudes toward polarization, by obstructing dialogues and democratic debates; by constituting an emotional climate of fatalism and resignation as a psychosocial barrier to the construction of peace and reconciliation.

Keywords : Polarization; Armed Conflict; Peacebuilding; Psychosocial Barriers to Peace; Collective Emotional Orientations; and Democracy..

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