Private security in Africa From the global assemblage to the everyday

• Diğer Yazarlar: Higate, Paul (Editör), Utas, Mats (Editör)
• Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
• Dil: İngilizce
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Uppsala; London The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) 2017
• Seri Bilgileri: Africa Now
• Konular: Development studies; Security services; Africa; Crime prevention; Case studies; Tanzania; Somalia; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Liberia; Kenya; Congo DR; Security sector reform; Private police; Private security services; National security
• Online Erişim: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Across Africa, growing economic inequality, instability and urbanization have led to the rapid spread of private security providers. While these PSPs have already had a significant impact on African societies, their impact has so far received little in the way of comprehensive analysis. Drawing on a...