| ID | 139105 |
| Title Proper | Ser Eleno |
| Other Title Information | insurgent identity formation in the ELN |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gruber , Barbara ; Pospisil , Jan |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In conflict studies, identity has been posited as an explanatory factor of the resilience of insurgencies. This article focuses on the identity formation of the National Liberation Army (ELN), a leftist insurgency group in Colombia. As a Marxist–Leninist organisation, the ELN aims to overcome capitalism. In their perception, this is possible via the transformation of the individual into a ‘collective personality’. Along the dimensions of ‘content’ and ‘contestation’, we will demonstrate the mechanisms they impose for such identity formation. Identity, as we will argue, is a main factor in explaining why people participate in this insurgency and thereby enhance its resilience. |
| `In' analytical Note | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 26, No.2; Apr 2015:p.226-247 |
| Journal Source | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol: 26 No 2 |
| Key Words | Ideology ; Colombia ; Identity ; ELN ; Marxist – Leninist Insurgencies ; Guerrilla Movements ; Resilience of Insurgencies |