conflict. This is surprising given that protest movements often emerge in insecure societies-from Iraq to Pakistan and Algeria … to Myanmar- that have experienced or are at risk of experiencing large-scale civil strife. We argue that conflict fears … fears of conflict and movements for change are interlinked in world politics. …

their proximity with or simultaneity to armed conflict contradicts this idea. Conflict and confrontation involve different … armed conflict. Thus, we can understand conflict as existing in a continuum. Analyzing protests and protestors as related to … armed conflict may serve to widen our understanding of conflict. This chapter presents the case for linking protest with a …