Invisible borders in “Belén, Medellín, Colombia”. Imaginary division, real brands: logics of power, territory and resistance

• Main Authors: Juliana López-Rendón, Natalia Rivera-Castañeda
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Valle 2015-10-01
• Series: Prospectiva
• Subjects: armed conflict; invisible borders; territory; power; resistance
• Online Access: http://revistaprospectiva.univalle.edu.co/index.php/prospectiva/%20article%20/view%20/939

This article presents some analytical references regarding the logics of power, territory, and resistance that were enabled by invisible borders in the social dynamics of Comuna 16 district –Belén– in Medellín, Colombia, during the years 2008–2013. This analysis is performed within the logics of power, territory and resistance that established the phenomenon of invisible borders in the social dynamics of this community, in the period 2008–2013. In the first part, there is a conceptual approach to the categories which were used as a reference for analyzing the manifestations of such a phenomenon, followed by a historical account of the way in which violence takes place in Medellín and establishes itself in Comuna 16 district –Belén–. Finally, some conclusions from the results of the research project are presented.