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Private Security in Africa

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Private Security in Africa

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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.

Author Biography:

Paul Higate is a reader in gender and security at the University of Bristol. Mats Utas is a senior lecturer in the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology at Uppsala University. He is the editor of African Conflicts and Informal Power (Zed 2012).
Release date Australia
June 15th, 2017
Audience
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Contributors
  • Edited by Doctor Paul Higate
  • Edited by Mats Utas
Illustrations
Tables, black and white 3
Pages
192
ISBN-13
9781786990259
Product ID
26030514

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