Essentially, CPRD is interested in political conflict and violence broadly conceived. This includes war, civil war, genocide, state repression/human rights violation, revolution/counter-revolution, terrorism/counter-terrorism, protest/protest policing and everyday resistance/domination. Additionally, we are also interested in peace - again broadly conceived to include peace talks/negotiation, humanitarian intervention and naming/shaming. The orientation of the group is open to geographic locale, method and theory. We thus involve individuals from world/ir, comparative, american, theory and public policy. We have had on occasion individuals join us from sociology, social work and law.