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State policing in Sub-Saharan Africa : the weakest link of security sector governance / Fatoumata Sira Diallo.
Van Pelt Library HV8267.A2 D53 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Diallo, Fatoumata Sira, author.
- Series:
- Diplomacy and strategy. English series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Police--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Police.
- Public safety--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Public safety.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Police-community relations--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Police-community relations.
- Security sector--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Security sector.
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Genre:
- Academic theses.
- Physical Description:
- 391 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Paris : L'Harmattan, [2019[
- Summary:
- "The key argument of this book is that state policing plays a vital role in the realm of security sector governance, but that African police have several failings that are direct outcomes of their historical development : they are often violent, brutal, corrupt and politicised. As institutions, Africa's national police forces still tend to resemble those established by colonial powers in their structure and conduct, and are typically mistrusted by the very people for whom they are meant to ensure security and safety. When police in Africa fail to execute their mandate properly, the entire security system is eroded and public security is in peril. To fully play their role, state police need to be reformed, adapted, reconstructed, and guided by a new philosophy with human security at its core, to bring an appropriate response to assure citizens' security and safety. This book, adapted from the author's Ph.D. thesis, discusses the challenge."--Page 4 of cover.
- Contents:
- 1. Framing the Police and Security Sector Governance Debate
- Africa and the Problem of Security Sector Governance
- The On-going Debate
- The Need for a Comprehensive Approach to Citizen' Security
- 2. The Conceptual and Theoretical Framework
- Conceptual Analysis
- Definitions of Basic Concepts
- Terminology in the Study
- Theoretical Framework
- Theoretical Issues
- Civil-Police Relations
- This Study's Hypothesis
- The Literature on Policing Africa
- Analytical Approach
- Data Collection
- Data Analysis
- Chapter 3 The Africa Security Landscape : From Yesterday to Today
- Policing in Pre-Colonial Africa
- Concept of Security in Traditional Africa
- Organization of the Security System
- Policing in Colonial Africa
- New Actors, New Security Rules
- Colonial Security Architecture
- Policing in Post-Colonial Africa
- The `New' Security System
- Security Sector Governance at the Dawn of Independence 4. Contextualizing the Burden of Security Sector Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Current Challenges and Emerging Trends in African Security
- Security as State Security : Might is Right
- Regime Security as a Concept
- `Securing' Security in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Security Sector Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Humanising the Security Sector
- Security Sector Reform in Africa
- Conceptualization of Security Sector Reform in Africa
- Opportunties and Challenges of Human Security in Africa
- 5. Policing Within the Realm of Security Sector Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa
- A Conceptual Framework for African Police
- Why State Police?
- The Life Trajectory of African Police
- The Police and the State in Africa
- Police and Politics
- Police : The Poor Cousin of the Security Sector
- Police at Work in Africa : The Need for a New Paradigm
- Police in the City
- Police and Citizen : The Need to Develop a Culture of Safety 6. Country Case Studies in Central Africa : The Great Lakes Region
- Burundi
- Country Situation Analysis
- Police in Burundi : From Yesterday to Today
- Security Sector Governance : The State of Human Security
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
- Police in the DRC : From Yesterday to Today
- Rwanda
- Police in Rwanda : From Yesterday to Today
- Uganda
- Police in Uganda : From Yesterday to Today
- 7. Country Case Studies in West Africa : The Mano River Union
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Police in Côte d'Ivoire : From Yesterday to Today
- Guineaa Culture of Safety Country Situation Analysis
- Police in Guinea : From Yesterday to Today
- Liberia
- Police in Liberia : From Yesterday to Today
- Security Sector Governance : The State of Human Security
- Sierra Leone
- Police in Sierra Leone : From Yesterday to Today
- 8. Debating the Profession of State Policing in Africa
- Key Findings
- Assessing Police Performance in Africa
- People 's Perception of Police in Africa
- Key Recommendations : Overhauling the Police Sector in Africa
- Removing Violence from the Management of "Polis"
- Fighting Against Political and Power Abuse
- Key Recommendations : Building a Democratic Police Service
- African Policing : Return to the Past
- African Heritage : Communities' Ownership of Security.
- Notes:
- Revised versio of the author's thesis (doctoral)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9782343191799
- 2343191794
- OCLC:
- 1141013414
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