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