Civil militia : Africa's intractable security menace? / edited by David J. Francis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Francis, David J., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--Africa.

National security.

Militia movements.

Africa.

Militia movements--Africa.

Civil war--Africa.

Civil war.

Africa--Politics and government--1960-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxi, 300 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2005]

Contents:

Introduction / David J. Francis

Militias as a social phenomenon : towards a theoretical construction / Gani Joses Yoroms

The Kamajor militia in Sierra Leone : liberators or nihilists? / Joe Alie

The Egbesu and Bakassi boys : African spiritism and the mystical re-traditionalisation of security / Kenneth Omeje

Civil militias : Indonesia and Nigeria in comparative perspective / Ruben Thorning

Civil militias : threats to national and human security in West Africa / Istifanus Zabadi

Counter-insurgents or ethnic vanguards? : civil militia and state violence in the Darfur region, Western Sudan / Usman Tar

The "anti-gang" civil militias in Cameroon and the threat to national and human security / Cage Banseka

Civil militias and militarisation of society in the Horn of Africa / Belachew Gebrewold

Protracted civil war, civil militias and political transition in Uganda since 1986 / Byanubanga Rukooko

Mayi Mayi and Interahamwe militias : threats to peace and security in the Great Lakes region / Mucharia Munene

Civil defence forces and post-conflict security challenges : international experiences and implications for Africa / Jeremy Ginifer and Hooman Peimani.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0754644529

OCLC:

60311713