Courtheyn Studies Global Solidarity and Community Resilience in Colombia
Chris Courtheyn, associate professor of global studies, is studying how communities in Medellín, Colombia, work together to resist violence and displacement through nonviolent action.
Courtheyn and his partners at Casa Cultural La Chispa analyze how people or groups in different countries support each other's social and political movements, focusing on decolonial solidarity that respects local autonomy and leadership.
- Effectiveness of the United States-based Fellowship of Reconciliation's protective accompaniment of the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó
- Nonviolent resistance in Colombia's war zones
Understanding how solidarity can be decolonial, respecting the autonomy and leadership of local communities.
Author's summary: Chris Courtheyn studies global solidarity in Colombia.