Security Governance in East Africa

Pictures of Policing from the Ground

Edited by Kennedy Agade Mkutu - Contributions by Kennedy Agade Mkutu; Edward Mogire; Doreen Alusa; Laura Wunder; Daniel Nygaard Madsen; Patrick Mutahi; Tom Ogwang; Emmanuel Lameck Mkilia; Venance Shillingi; Perry Stanislas and Lusungu Mbilinyi

This collection of cases from East Africa, contributed largely by locally-based authors, explores the increasing security governance phenomenon in the region: that is, the mix of state and non-state actors, including private entities, volunteer auxiliaries, homegrown vigilantes and gangs, and the relationship between police and communities. Local dynamics brought by globalization, liberalization, the new scramble for resource wealth, inequality, and international terrorism are observed in detail, superimposed upon the well-known development challenges, ethnopolitical divides, and patterns of government and security provision which continue to reflect their colonial past. This book raises both practical and theoretical ethical dilemmas of the increasing fragmentation of security functions within Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, mainland Tanzania, and Zanzibar. It is a vital contribution to the “non-state,” “plural policing” debates and is of both local and global relevance.

Lexington Books

Pages: 252 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4985-5365-0 • Hardback • December 2017 • $100.00 • (£77.00)

978-1-4985-5366-7 • eBook • December 2017 • $95.00 • (£73.00)

Subjects: Political Science / World / African, Political Science / Security (National & International), Political Science / Law Enforcement, Social Science / World / Africa

Security Governance in East Africa

Pictures of Policing from the Ground

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This collection of cases from East Africa, contributed largely by locally-based authors, explores the increasing security governance phenomenon in the region: that is, the mix of state and non-state actors, including private entities, volunteer auxiliaries, homegrown vigilantes and gangs, and the relationship between police and communities. Local dynamics brought by globalization, liberalization, the new scramble for resource wealth, inequality, and international terrorism are observed in detail, superimposed upon the well-known development challenges, ethnopolitical divides, and patterns of government and security provision which continue to reflect their colonial past. This book raises both practical and theoretical ethical dilemmas of the increasing fragmentation of security functions within Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, mainland Tanzania, and Zanzibar. It is a vital contribution to the “non-state,” “plural policing” debates and is of both local and global relevance.

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Lexington Books

Pages: 252 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4985-5365-0 • Hardback • December 2017 • $100.00 • (£77.00)

978-1-4985-5366-7 • eBook • December 2017 • $95.00 • (£73.00)

Subjects: Political Science / World / African, Political Science / Security (National & International), Political Science / Law Enforcement, Social Science / World / Africa

Author

Kennedy Mkutu Agade is associate professor in international relations and peace studies at United States International University, Nairobi.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Kennedy Mkutu, Perry Stanislas, and Edward Mogire

Chapter 1: Policing Where the State is Distant: Community Policing in Kuron, South Sudan
Laura C. Wunder and Kennedy Mkutu

Chapter 2: Policing of Remote Resource-Rich Areas: From Marginal to Centre-Stage
Kennedy Mkutu

Chapter 3: Hybrid Security Governance in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements
Patrick Mutahi

Chapter 4: Policing Terrorism in Kenya: The Security-Community Interface
Kennedy Mkutu, Edward Mogire, and Doreen Alusa

Chapter 5: Policing in Zanzibar: Analyzing Non-Cooperation Between the Police and the Public
Daniel Nygaard Madsen and Lusungu Mbilinyi

Chapter 6: Private Security Companies in Tanzania: Regulation and Operations
Kennedy Mkutu, Emmanuel Mkilia, and Venance Shillingi

Chapter 7: Private Security Organizations in Uganda: At Home and Away
Tom Ogwang

Conclusion: State and Non-State Policing: Building Inclusive Citizenship, Safety, and Security in East Africa
Perry Stanislas, Kennedy Mkutu, and Edward Mogire

Security Governance in East Africa

Pictures of Policing from the Ground

Edited by Kennedy Agade Mkutu - Contributions by Kennedy Agade Mkutu; Edward Mogire; Doreen Alusa; Laura Wunder; Daniel Nygaard Madsen; Patrick Mutahi; Tom Ogwang; Emmanuel Lameck Mkilia; Venance Shillingi; Perry Stanislas and Lusungu Mbilinyi

Security Governance in East Africa

Pictures of Policing from the Ground

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