Interdependence Journal of International Studies
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020)

Jihadi in Southeast Asia: A Comparative Deradicalisation Processbetween Indonesia and the Philippines

Rendy Wirawan (Universitas Mulawarman)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Dec 2020

Abstract

Southeast Asia has been a fertile region for the homegrown terrorist groups and lone-wolf terrorists. Some are independently operated, while the others are affiliated with global terrorist network. With many attacks omnipresent in most of Southeast Asian countries, terrorist networks are gradually get revealed and members are arrested with various punishment even to death penalty. During detention, many terrorists, or jihadis, perform progressive development toward moderate understanding of Islam, while others remain unchanged. This article attempts to discover how some jihadis convert their orthodox belief and uncover their motivation to do so. To explore this inquiry, the article will specifically investigate two countries in Southeast Asia where terrorist groups are pervasive, they are Indonesia and the Philippines. The analysis will focus on deradicalisation process that these two countries have designed for their detained jihadis. At the end, we will find that deradicalisation works in Indonesia but not for the Philippines.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijis

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Subject

Social Sciences

Description

Interdependence Journal of International Relations publishes articles of research and opinion based on critical and analytical thinking in the field of international relations with the topics encompass international border issues, environmental studies, area studies, diplomacy and foreign policy, ...