Open access book presenting a broad range of cutting-edge computational methods applied to research in conflict dynamics

Contains applications to salient conflicts from several world regions at various scales and degrees of violence

Provides an insightful introduction to the field through sections on data and methods

Chapter1: Advancing Conflict Research through Computational Approaches.- PARTI: Data and Methods in Computational Conflict Research.- Chapter2: Advances in Data on Conflict and Dissent.- Chapter3: Text as Data for Conflict Research: A Literature Survey.- Chapter4: Interdependencies in Conflict Dynamics: Analyzing Endogenous Patterns in Conflict Event Data Using Relational Event Models.- PARTII: Computational Research on Non-violent Conflict.- Chapter5: Migration Policy Framing in Political Discourse: Evidence from Canada and the US.- Chapter6: The Role of Network Structure and Initial Group Norm Distribution in Norm Conflict.- Chapter7: On the Fate of Protests: Dynamics of Activation and Topic Selection Online and In the Streets.- PartIII: Computational Research on Violent Conflict.- Chapter8: Do Non-State Armed Groups influence each other in attack timing and frequency? Generating, analyzing, and comparing empirical data and simulation.- Chapter9: On the Beaten Path: Violence against Civilians and Simulated Conflict along Road Networks.- Chapter10: Analysis of Conflict Diffusion over Continuous Space,- Chapter11: Rebel Group Protection Rackets: Simulating the Effects of Economic Support on Civil War Violence