This book explores the factors that influence violent rebellious political organizations to transform into other entities, such as including political parties, criminal organizations and terrorist organizations.

Kevin E. Grisham is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at California State University, San Bernardino, USA.

1. The Transformation of Conflict 2. The Violent Rebellious Movement and Its Possible Outcomes 3. The Collective Political Violence Transformative Model 4. The Methodological Approach 5. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) 6. The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) 7. Provisional Irish Republican Army/Sinn Féin (PIRA/SF) 8. Spear of the Nation/African National Congress (MK/ANC) 9. The Future of the Study of Transformation Appendix A