Análisis crítico del discurso sobre conflicto armado y desarrollo en los presidentes Álvaro Uribe Vélez y Juan Manuel Santos en Colombia entre los años 2002 y 2013

The article presents a discourse analysis on conflict and development in texts of Presidents Alvaro Uribe and Juan Manuel Santos between 2002 and 2013. It seeks to identify how they are instituted and operate these speeches. Make a qualitative approach, using as a tool the Critical Discourse Analysis and concentrating interest in the three main concepts of its conceptual structure: national identity, power and ideology. In addition, the analysis methodology oriented towards the dimension of Social Practice made by Fairclough as part of its three-dimensional model of Critical Discourse Analysis. This methodology is demonstrated that there are significant differences between the structures and discursive strategies of each actor, with which legitimate ways to proceed in their governments have.