Basar Baysal is visiting researcher in the department of International Relations at Bilkent University.

The Colombian peace process has attracted significant international attention. It managed to overcome seeming intractability and produce an agreement to end conflict with one of the western hemisphere’s last insurgent groups. Also, it is now clear that it still faces significant challenges. As we all are still learning about the dynamics that made the peace process viable and those that will need to be addressed to make it sustainable, this timely work by Dr. Baysal provides a valuable look at the mutual securitization among the Colombian state and the FARC rebels, how this influenced the end of conflict, and how it still shapes post-agreement dynamics.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Critical Security Studies: A Literature ReviewChapter 3 Insights from Existing Theories and Their LimitationsChapter 4 The Impact of Democracy and State Effectiveness on the Process of securitizationChapter 5 The Dual securitization FrameworkChapter 6 The Context of the Colombian ConflictChapter 7 Dual Securitization of FARC and the Colombian StateChapter 8 Desecuritization of FARC in Colombia: The Peace Process after 2012Chapter 9 Conclusion