Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why another book on FARC?; Book structure; A word on methods; Note; References; Chapter 1 What is FARC?; The concept of commercial insurgencies; Violence and conflict in Colombia; From self-defence to guerrilla warfare; The emergence of a commercial insurgency; Negotiations as a strategic base for growth; Towards strategic stalemate; Regaining strategic initiative; FARC's weakest moment in history; FARC's conditions by the end of the Uribe era; Notes
The region's influenceA continuation of the commercial insurgency?; Notes; References; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Number of combatants by 2009; Appendix 2: FARC guerrilla conferences; Appendix 3: FARC's militias; Appendix 4: Structure of networks developed by the Cominter; Appendix 5: Members of the campaign for the liberation of Manuel Olate; Index
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ReferencesChapter 2 A different kind of insurgency; The networked society; Networks and non-state violent actors; The triadic character of commercial insurgencies; Commercial insurgencies in our hyperconnected society; Notes; References; Chapter 3 FARC's networks within Colombia; Military structures: towards flexibility; Military structures: urbanisation and militia networks; Political networks; The Partido Comunista Colombiano Clandestino (PC3) : political structures as networks; Movimiento Bolivariano por la Nueva Colombia (MB) : opened system and emergence; Criminal networks; Notes
ReferencesChapter 4 Placing militants beyond borders; The International Commission and a first configuration of networks; Strengthening networks: the Movimiento Continental Bolivariano; FARC's networks and the region; Notes; References; Chapter 5 A regional revolution?; The real scenario: node preservation; Government support or permissiveness; Connections with social and political organisations; Alliances with armed actors; Empty spaces; Node embeddedness and network characteristics; Notes; References; Chapter 6 The impact of the Havana Agreement; A new political movement
