Parapolitics

Colombian parapolitics scandal

The Colombian parapolitics scandal or "parapolítica" in Spanish refers to the 2006–present Colombian congressional scandal in which several congressmen and other politicians have been indicted for suspicions of colluding with the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia , a paramilitary group which...

 is a term for a 2006 scandal involving Colombian politicians and the paramilitary group the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia.

It may also refer to a political or political science theory. The term parapolitics has been used independently by several different researchers with different meanings. It may refer to the concepts found in the work of:

• Raghavan Iyer, for whom parapolitics is a method of rethinking the foundations and frontiers of political principles, systems, and issues.
• Peter Dale Scott
  Peter Dale Scott
  Peter Dale Scott is a Canadian born, former English professor at the University of California, Berkeley, a former diplomat and a poet....
  
  , who uses the term parapolitics as one aspect of his theory of "deep politics".
• Lobster
  Lobster (magazine)
  Lobster is a twice yearly British magazine focusing on parapolitics. The last issue to appear in printed form, was published in June 2009 - two more issues have appeared online since then in December 2009 and June 2010....
  
  , a UK magazine focused on how politics has been influenced by intelligence and security services.