Research Article

FROM ARMED CONFLICT TO POLITICAL CONFLICT: TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS TRANSFORMED TO POLITICAL PARTIES

Volume: 14 Number: 1 June 29, 2023
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FROM ARMED CONFLICT TO POLITICAL CONFLICT: TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS TRANSFORMED TO POLITICAL PARTIES

Abstract

Although the strategy used by terrorist organizations and political parties is different, the most obvious thing in common is that they have a political goal. In countries where terrorism is widespread, it is observed that there are poverty, corruption, injustice in political representation, and instability, and non-inclusive political institutions. In order for a terrorist organization to abandon acts of violence, these reasons must be eliminated to a certain extent. The transformation of organizations into political parties takes place by combining structural and strategic factors. In this context, how and under what conditions a terrorist organization turns into a legal political party identity is the subject of this study. For this purpose, terrorist organizations with a long history and an important sociological basis are examined comparatively. It has been observed that the transformation to political parties takes place through peace processes and self-dissolution. Negotiations with terrorist organizations can start under a combination of conditions as follows; realizing that no solution can be reached with violence, weakening the organization, the emergence of a serious need for reconciliation, the support of the national and international public opinion for this reconciliation, focusing on the solution of the factors that motivate the conflict.

Keywords

Conflict, Terrorist Organization, Peace Process, Political Party, Political Participation

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APA
Özmen, Y. P., & Tali, R. (2023). FROM ARMED CONFLICT TO POLITICAL CONFLICT: TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS TRANSFORMED TO POLITICAL PARTIES. Journal of Academic Approaches, 14(1), 188-214. https://doi.org/10.54688/ayd.1242889
AMA
1.Özmen YP, Tali R. FROM ARMED CONFLICT TO POLITICAL CONFLICT: TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS TRANSFORMED TO POLITICAL PARTIES. JAA. 2023;14(1):188-214. doi:10.54688/ayd.1242889
Chicago
Özmen, Yaşar Pınar, and Ruziye Tali. 2023. “FROM ARMED CONFLICT TO POLITICAL CONFLICT: TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS TRANSFORMED TO POLITICAL PARTIES”. Journal of Academic Approaches 14 (1): 188-214. https://doi.org/10.54688/ayd.1242889.
EndNote
Özmen YP, Tali R (June 1, 2023) FROM ARMED CONFLICT TO POLITICAL CONFLICT: TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS TRANSFORMED TO POLITICAL PARTIES. Journal of Academic Approaches 14 1 188–214.
IEEE
[1]Y. P. Özmen and R. Tali, “FROM ARMED CONFLICT TO POLITICAL CONFLICT: TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS TRANSFORMED TO POLITICAL PARTIES”, JAA, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 188–214, June 2023, doi: 10.54688/ayd.1242889.
ISNAD
Özmen, Yaşar Pınar - Tali, Ruziye. “FROM ARMED CONFLICT TO POLITICAL CONFLICT: TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS TRANSFORMED TO POLITICAL PARTIES”. Journal of Academic Approaches 14/1 (June 1, 2023): 188-214. https://doi.org/10.54688/ayd.1242889.
JAMA
1.Özmen YP, Tali R. FROM ARMED CONFLICT TO POLITICAL CONFLICT: TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS TRANSFORMED TO POLITICAL PARTIES. JAA. 2023;14:188–214.
MLA
Özmen, Yaşar Pınar, and Ruziye Tali. “FROM ARMED CONFLICT TO POLITICAL CONFLICT: TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS TRANSFORMED TO POLITICAL PARTIES”. Journal of Academic Approaches, vol. 14, no. 1, June 2023, pp. 188-14, doi:10.54688/ayd.1242889.
Vancouver
1.Yaşar Pınar Özmen, Ruziye Tali. FROM ARMED CONFLICT TO POLITICAL CONFLICT: TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS TRANSFORMED TO POLITICAL PARTIES. JAA. 2023 Jun. 1;14(1):188-214. doi:10.54688/ayd.1242889