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Citizenship Education in Colombia

Towards the Promotion of a Peace Culture

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Part of the book series: Moral Development and Citizenship Education ((MORA))

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Colombia has faced more than five decades of political armed conflict, which has its roots in social inequalities, poverty, restricted political participation, absence of the government in marginalized areas, among others.

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Velásquez, A.M., Jaramillo, R., Mesa, J.A., Ferráns, S.D. (2017). Citizenship Education in Colombia. In: García-Cabrero, B., Sandoval-Hernández, A., Treviño-Villareal, E., Ferráns, S.D., Martínez, M.G.P. (eds) Civics and Citizenship. Moral Development and Citizenship Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-068-4_4

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