Approximation to the Scope of the Frente Nacional in the Democracy of Colombia: Devices of Power, Resistance and Counterpower

Abstract

In this article, the result of research, the relationships between the context, the political ideologies and the devices of power are analyzed in the framework of the period called "National Front" in Colombia from 1958 to 1974. In this sense, the study begins with a analysis of the historical, political and social dynamics that were configured between the traditional political communities of Colombia: Liberal Party and Conservative Party. Subsequently, an analysis is made of the way in which the actors legitimize their power through the use of devices in the framework of resistance and counter-power in a closed and exclusive democracy. However, the bibliographic or documentary method is applied through a qualitative approach to research. It is concluded that this period left as a consequence in the political system a marked polarization and lack of political culture, which are currently evidenced by low rates of democratic education and respect for different thinking.