Colômbia: das razões para a guerra às razões para a paz. O modelo histórico de democracia restringida como causa do conflito armado e as possibilidades de sua superação no marco dos acordos de paz

This article analyses the second point of the Final Agreement between the FARC-EP and the Colombian State, regarding political participation and democratic opening, demonstrating the link between this issue and the search for peace. The historical construction of a model of restricted democracy or national security that has led to political exclusion and the precariousness of citizenship is one of the determining reasons for the war. It detects in paramilitarism one of the most dangerous enemies of the peace process. Finally, it suggests that legal science must fulfill its role of establishing the normative categories to make feasible, based on contemporary constitutionalism, the strengthening of citizenship as a contribution to the conquest of peace in Colombia.