The Disengagement of Indonesian Jihadists: Understanding the Pathways

Julie Chernov Hwang

Terrorism and Political Violence, 2017, vol. 29, issue 2, 277-295

Abstract: While much research has been conducted on the radicalization of Muslim militants from Jemaah Islamiyah, its spinoffs, and splinter factions; the historical roots of Indonesian radical movements; and their ideological underpinnings, far less analysis has centered on how and why individual militants may come to disengage from violence. Disengagement is defined as a gradual process through which a member of a terror group, radical movement, gang, or cult comes to reject the use of terror methods in pursuit of their goals. Utilizing original fieldwork conducted between 2010 and 2014, with fifty current and former members of Islamist extremist groups in Indonesia, this article will unpack the patterns, pathways, religious considerations, and psychological processes that propel individual militants to turn away from violence.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2015.1034855

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