Private security in Africa

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...

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description 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 wide range of disciplinary approaches, and encompassing anthropology, sociology and political science, Private Security in Africa offers unique insight into the lives and experiences of security providers and those affected by them, as well as into the fragile state context which has allowed them to thrive. Featuring original empirical research and case studies ranging from private policing in South Africa to the recruitment of Sierra Leoneans for private security work in Iraq, the book considers the full implications of PSPs for security and the state, not only for Africa but for the world as a whole.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-946092024-03-28T10:54:30Z Private security in Africa Higate, Paul Utas, Mats Crime prevention Case studies Africa Tanzania Somalia Sierra Leone South Africa Liberia Kenya Congo DR Security services Security sector reform Private police Private security services National security thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNS Hospitality and service industries thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa 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 wide range of disciplinary approaches, and encompassing anthropology, sociology and political science, Private Security in Africa offers unique insight into the lives and experiences of security providers and those affected by them, as well as into the fragile state context which has allowed them to thrive. Featuring original empirical research and case studies ranging from private policing in South Africa to the recruitment of Sierra Leoneans for private security work in Iraq, the book considers the full implications of PSPs for security and the state, not only for Africa but for the world as a whole. 2022-12-06T16:13:43Z 2022-12-06T16:13:43Z 2017 book ONIX_20221206_9781786990280_132 9781786990280 9781786990266 9781786990259 9781786990273 9781786990297 9781350221987 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/94609 eng Africa Now image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://bloomsbury.com/9781786990266 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-2126 The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) Zed Books 10.5040/9781350221987 10.5040/9781350221987 7ee4a7c6-060a-4f97-b274-d06b79c44563 9781786990280 9781786990266 9781786990259 9781786990273 9781786990297 9781350221987 Zed Books 184 Uppsala; London open access
spellingShingle Crime prevention
Case studies
Africa
Tanzania
Somalia
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Liberia
Kenya
Congo DR
Security services
Security sector reform
Private police
Private security services
National security
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thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNS Hospitality and service industries
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Private security in Africa
title Private security in Africa
title_full Private security in Africa
title_fullStr Private security in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Private security in Africa
title_short Private security in Africa
title_sort private security in africa
topic Crime prevention
Case studies
Africa
Tanzania
Somalia
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Liberia
Kenya
Congo DR
Security services
Security sector reform
Private police
Private security services
National security
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNS Hospitality and service industries
thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa
topic_facet Crime prevention
Case studies
Africa
Tanzania
Somalia
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Liberia
Kenya
Congo DR
Security services
Security sector reform
Private police
Private security services
National security
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNS Hospitality and service industries
thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa
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