Contentious politics

List of Figures and Boxes ; Preface ; 1. Making Claims ; 2. How to Analyze Contention ; 3. Regimes, Repertoires, and Opportunities ; 4. Contentious Interaction ; 5. Mobilization and Demobilization ; 6. Social Movements ; 7. Lethal Conflicts ; 8. Contention in Composite Regimes ; 9. Contention Today and Tomorrow ; Appendix A: Concepts and Methods ; Appendix B: Streams, Episodes, Mechanisms, and Processes ; References ; Index ; About the Authors