Conclusions: What We Know and What We Don’t Know—Dynamics, Cycles, Contentious Mechanisms, and Future Agendas

This final chapter highlights some analytical keys in the book and raises questions for future research. It has four parts: the general dynamics of contentious activity, which addresses major trends, cycles, and rhythms; the various connections of contentious activity (with institutional politics, the territory, organizations, tactics, and demands); some recurrent contentious mechanisms, such as the convergence of causes, citizenization of the conflict, resignification of demands, and tactical and ideological radicalization; and a final section with suggestions for future research.