The new volcanoes: four actors and their strategies against violence in Cuernavaca

Abstract

From a scenario in the Mexican province, close to its capital, hit by violence and impunity, the objective of this text is to analyze the motivations that led to the creation and implementation of peace-building initiatives in the state of Morelos, based on interviews with its leading actors, to provide elements that contribute to the development of strategies in the construction of lasting peace. Thus, recurring to Galtung and Lederach was suitable to outline a theoretical perspective that allows identifying this type of such actors, their strategies and some common characteristics. Semi-structured interviews analyzed upon categories shared among all of them, lead to identify events that triggered the participation of these actors, as well as the challenges and opportunities surrounding their initiatives. This paper concludes recognizing the importance of these advances even in the face of panoramas in which violence prevails, as well as the role that education plays within the strategies for building a more solid and lasting peace.