ABSTRACT
In Chapter 3 we considered circumstances under which political parties either caused or promoted terrorist violence. Parties were the actors and terrorism was the consequence of their performance. Now consider an alternative possibility, one in which terrorist organizations turn to party politics in order to achieve their goals either wholly, or in part. In this chapter we first analyze the transformation that occurs when terrorist organizations become involved in party politics. Next, we specify the conditions under which such transformations are likely to occur. Third, using our data set, we briefly review the “who, where and when” of linkages between terrorism and party politics. Finally, we analyze several cases of the terrorism-to-party politics transformation in action.
