Pustaka Ilmiah Universitas Padjadjaran

Abstrak

The Characteristiscs Of Terror Action In Indonesia A Socio-cultural And Psychological Study

A number of writers and observers of terrorism admitted the difficulty in defining and explaining terrorism comprehensively, acceptable to all parties. It is understandable since terrorism is a multidimensional issue, involving many aspects such as politic, legal, culture, social, history, psychology, ideology, religion, morality, humanity, ethnicity, and race. Therefore, when it comes to defining terrorism, observers and writers are merely capable of explaining one (or two) of these dimensions, giving no consideration lo other aspects. Indeed, I myself cannot escape from such difficulty. However, in this paper I try to unveil at glance the historical, social, political, and socio psychological dimensions of terorrism in Indonesia. Discussing terrorism in Indonesia is very interesting, taking into account that it tends to proliferate continuously since 2000 until 2005. Indonesia becomes the focus of international world due to numerous terrorist acts and violence taking place in the country. Several countries such as United States and Australia had warned their citizens not to visit Indonesia because it is considered as a dangerous country for their citizens. This is reasonable since several citizens from the two countries had been the targets and Yi -ictims of terrorism in Indonesia.