Ilayda Onder

Ilayda B. Onder

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Department of Political Science
Texas A&M University

Peer-Reviewed Publications

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Credit Claims and the Survival of Terrorist Organizations
Ilayda B. Onder, Nazli Avdan, and Aaron Hoffman
International Interactions. Forthcoming.
2025

This study investigates the relationship between terrorist credit claims and government counterterrorism efforts, focusing on the impact of claims on group survival. Using data from the Extended Data on Terrorist Groups (EDTG) and Global Terrorism Database (GTD), we find that groups issuing credit claims have shorter lifespans than groups that remain silent. We are unable, however, to connect this increased mortality to government counterterrorism efforts even though government action is supposed to deter groups from issuing credit claims. Instead, we find that credit claiming groups are more likely to merge with other terrorist organizations, splinter apart, or fade away through inactivity. These findings raise questions about how the prospect of government counterterrorism efforts influences terrorist activity. The idea that the threat of government retaliation dissuades groups from issuing credit claims may require a reassessment.

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How Civilian Loyalties Shape Rebel-led Victimization of Rebel Constituencies
Ilayda B. Onder
Journal of Conflict Resolution 69 (4): 701-730
2024
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The Legacies of Rebel Rule in Southeast Turkey
Cyanne E. Loyle and Ilayda B. Onder
Comparative Political Studies 57 (11): 1771-1803
2024
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Target Hardening and Non-State Armed Groups' Target Selection: Evidence from India
Ilayda B. Onder
Terrorism and Political Violence 36 (8): 1105-1126
2023
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Signaling Resolve through Credit-claiming
Ilayda B. Onder
International Interactions 49 (5): 755-784
2023