Discursive legitimisation of the Colombian peace process in the context of war

Complementing the main analytical framework, this thesis has also applied the framing approach in order to understand how political actions were discursively authorised.

The analysis of two key developments during the negotiations, the Joint Demining Exercise and the agreement on the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), has resulted in an understanding of how both parties legitimised their participation in these key agreements and, consequently, the legitimisation of the peace process. Through the use of linguistic elements and affective frames, political elites were able to create a narrative that would resonate with their core constituencies, thus promoting intra-group legitimisation.