ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the consequences of terrorism on democratic stability. The terrorist threat was realized by the Uruguayan people. Violence became prevalent and the state had to make a decision. In the late 1960s Uruguay, struggling with economic troubles, was faced with a new challenge. A guerrilla movement began operating, often in spectacular form. The terrorist threat was realized by the Uruguayan people. Violence became prevalent and the state had to make a decision. Uruguay responded to terrorist violence by suspending individual liberties, by initiating torture in police interrogations and by conducting mass arrests. From 1980, the Peruvian democracy faced a severe violent threat from guerrilla groups. The new Spanish democracy faced a well-organized violent threat. However, the state did not respond to the terrorist threat in an indiscriminate, repressive manner. Terrorist violence threatens democratic stability by undermining both rudimentary purposes of the state, security and integration.
