Introduction
Popular contention, regime, and transition : a comparative perspective / Eitan Alimi
Between structure and contention
Modes of coordination of contentious collective action in the Middle-East / Mario Diani and Caelum Moffatt
Do organizational structures matter for protests in non-democratic African countries? / Katia Pilati
Qualities of democracy, dissatisfaction and contention in Latin America : the role of equality, freedom and responsiveness / Mario Quaranta
Regimes, resources, and regional intervention : understanding the openings and trajectories for contention in the Middle East and North Africa / Jack A. Goldstone
Processes and trajectories of contention
The drivers of diffusion : comparing 1989, the color revolutions and the Arab uprisings / Valerie Bunce
Double legitimacy crises and dynamics of contention in ethnic democracies / Gregory Maney
When repression fails to backfire : movement's powers, state's power, and conditions conducive to international intervention / Eitan Y. Alimi and David Meyer
Understanding dynamics, endogeneity and complexity in protest campaigns : a comparative analysis of Egypt (2011) and iran (1977-1979) / Karen Rasler
Between transition and contention
Regime transitions, anti-dictatorship struggles, and the future of protest in democratizing settings / Vincent Boudreau
Chile's winter of discontent : is protest achieving deeper democratization? / Mario Sznajder
The 2011 Israeli protest movement between the Arab spring and the occupy movement : a hybrid model? / Gayil Talshir
Conclusion
The Arab revolts in comparative historical perspective / Avraham Sela
Index.