Analyzing terrorism trends and the effects of political transition on terrorism in Indonesia, 1949-2008.

This paper outlines a research proposal for a longitudinal study of terrorism in Indonesia from 1949 to 2008, and contains some preliminary findings on key trends in terrorist attacks in the country of study. It calls for the investigation of the relationship between political transition and terrorism and analyzes data on terrorist incidents occurring in Indonesia from 1970-2004, using data from the Global Terrorism Database administered by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and the Response to Terrorism This paper builds on hypotheses and past research on the relationship between political transition and terrorism, and aims to contribute to the scholarly and policy debate on whether endorsing democracy as a way to eradicate terrorism is a sound recommendation for policy-makers. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]