From terrorism to politics / Anisseh van Engeland and Rachael M. Rudolph.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-210) and index.

The transition process / Rachael M. Rudolph -- A successful 'turn over': the African National Congress moves from sabotage to a legitimate political force and from apartheid to democracy / Anisseh Van Engeland -- Hezbollah: from a terrorist group to a political party -- social work as a key to politics / Anisseh Van Engeland -- Political movements in the making: the Irish Republican Army and Sinn Féin / Anisseh Van Engeland -- A political movement to make peace or war? Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) and Batasuna -- the impossible truce / Anisseh Van Engeland -- The Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine: a wild card in Palestinian politics? / Rachael M. Rudolph -- The Islamic salvation front: transition FIS-style / Rachael M. Rudolph -- Failed attempts: the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the Union Patriotica (UP) / Anisseh Van Engeland -- Transition in the Philippines: the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Abu Sayyaf's Group (ASG) / Rachael M. Rudolph -- Terrorism all the way! Nihilist groups: the example of Al Qaeda / Anisseh Van Engeland -- Conclusion: Toward a transition theory and its implications / Rachael M. Rudolph.

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How do terrorists become politicians? This book embraces a series of comparative case studies in order to examine important issues regarding the relationship between terrorism and political processes. It identifies the characteristics necessary for the transition from a 'terrorist' organization to a political party and situates this within broader debates about substantive ethical concerns motivating the distinction between legitimate politics and illegitimate violence.

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