@article{2018:deacon:colombia_, title = {Colombia ́s Oil Wealth – A Resource for Conflict or Peace? Putumayo ́s Natural Resources Extraction in Phases of Conflict Transformation}, year = {2018}, note = {The article deals with the extraction of Colombian oil in the phase of conflict transformation, and questions whether it contributes to peace in the Latin American country and if so, under which conditions. By applying a case study methodology to the oil sector, the level of power and wealth sharing in the department of Putumayo will be assessed. The article establishes that channels of participation and wealth distribution are only working marginally, but that armed groups as well as the civil society continue to apply pressure on the sector through violent or non-violent, legal and illegal means.}, journal = {S&F Sicherheit und Frieden}, pages = {208--213}, author = {Deacon, Helen}, volume = {36}, number = {4} }