The country could slip into another cycle of violence if the government continues to ignore people’s grievances.
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Maria Gabriela Palacio
Maria Gabriela Palacio is an assistant professor at the institute for history in the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University. Her research contribu... tes to interdisciplinary work on development studies, with a focus on social policy.
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