Introduction / Edward Newman and Karl DeRouen Jr.
Theoretical developments in understanding the origins of civil war / Peter Wallensteen
Quantitative and econometric methodologies / Govinda Clayton
Anthropological and ethnographic approaches / Paul Richards
Sociological approaches / Siniša Maleševic and Niall Ó Dochartaigh
Micro-level studies / Nils B. Weidmann
Critical perspectives / Richard Jackson
Ethnicity and identity conflict / Neal G. Jesse
Horizontal inequalities and violent conflict : conceptual and empirical linkages / Arnim Langer and Frances Stewart
Valuable natural resources / Päivi Lujala
Demographic factors and civil war / Gudrun Østby and Henrik Urdal
Regime type and political transition in civil war / Kristian Skrede Gleditsch and Håvard Hegre
Religion and intrastate conflict / Jonathan Fox
Statebuilding, upheaval and civil war / Edward Newman
Globalization and social transition / Gerald Schneider
Environmental change and armed conflict / Halvard Buhaug and Hanne Seter
The changing nature of intrastate conflict and "new wars" / Caroline Kennedy and Tom Waldman
The determinants of the continuation of civil war / Isabelle Duyvesteyn
Patterns of civil wars in the 21st century : the decline of civil war? / Meredith Reid Sarkees
Military tactics in civil war / Erin M. Kearns and Joseph K. Young
Forced migration as a cause and consequence of civil war / Idean Salehyan
The way forward, or, Just another tool in the toolbox? : social media and what it means for conflict / searchers Thomas Zeitzoff
Violence against civilians / Lisa Hultman
The duration and recurrence of civil war / Karl DeRouen Jr.
Interventions into civil wars : literature, contemporary policy and future research / Patrick M. Regan
International humanitarian law in civil war / Emily Hencken Ritter
State failure, development and international security : the challenges of intervening in fragile states / David Carment, Joe Landry and Yiagadeesen Samy
How civil wars end (and recur) / Joakim Kreutz
Conflict resolution in civil wars / Isak Svensson
Peacebuilding after civil war / Caroline A. Hartzell.
