1. Introduction Ana Arjona, Nelson Kasfir and Zachariah Mampilly; 2. Rebel governance - constructing a field of inquiry: definitions, scope, patterns, order, causes Nelson Kasfir; 3. Del gobierno de abajo al gobierno de arriba... and back: transitions to and from rebel governance in Latin America, 1956-90 Timothy Wickham-Crowley; 4. Performing the nation-state: rebel governance and symbolic processes Zachariah Mampilly; 5. Rebel diplomacy: theorizing violent non-state actors' strategic use of talk Bridget L. Coggins; 6. Rebel governance during the Greek civil war, 1942-9 Stathis N. Kalyvas; 7. Comparing rebel rule through revolution and naturalization: ideologies of governance in Naxalite and Naga India Bert Suykens; 8. Myths set in motion: the moral economy of Mai Mai governance Kasper Hoffmann; 9. Civilian resistance to rebel governance Ana Arjona; 10. Dialogue direct: rebel governance and civil order in Northern Côte d'Ivoire Till Förster; 11. The rebel state in society: governance and accommodation in Aceh, Indonesia Shane Joshua Barter; 12. Organization and governance: the evolution of urban militias in Medellín, Colombia Francisco Gutiérrez Sanín; 13. Predatory rebellions and governance: the national patriotic front of Liberia, 1989-92 William Reno; 14. Conclusion Ana Arjona, Nelson Kasfir and Zachariah Mampilly.