Territorial Councils for Peace, Reconciliation, and Coexistence as multi-actor initiative for territorial peace in Colombia Los Consejos Territoriales de Paz, Reconciliación y Convivencia como iniciativa multiactor para la paz territorial en Colombia

Abstract

The implementation of point 2 of the Final Agreement for a Stable and Lasting Peace, signed by the Colombian government and the FARC-EP, is one of the possible paths to peace. This point created and reactivated a participation instance called Territorial Councils for Peace, Reconciliation, and Coexistence (CTPRC) in order to facilitate new relations based on coexistence the non-stigmatization and the territorial implementation of the Final Agreement. This article presents a qualitative study in progress since it is based on documentary sources that continue to produce information on the CTPRC. Moreover, it is an instance in the process of consolidation since 2017. The article appeals to an overview and references the CTPRC of PDET regions in Caquetá, Putumayo, Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Nariño and Montes de María. The article concludes that the CTPRC are evidence of how participatory and transformative peace works because multiple views and local actors converge there, but they need to be strengthened to make decisions from the bottom up.