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Book SynopsisThis 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.
Trade ReviewFor anyone who aims to understand the multitude of security arrangements in East Africa, this edited volume is a must-read. It is the first serious and concise account analyzing how policing works at the interface of state, private, and communal security arrangements in East Africa. It provides detailed and impressive examples from Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, which do not only speak to each other, but which make this book a remarkable and convincing masterpiece in the field of Security Studies. In addition, this book addresses upcoming challenges for policing in times when the state is distant. -- Conrad Schetter, professor for Peace and Conflict Research at the University of Bonn
It is often claimed that security and governance are interconnected. Without security, governance is impossible, but without governance, security is unsustainable. This book tackles the phenomenon of security governance in eastern Africa from various angles. The editors have assembled a cast of excellent researchers who have interrogated security and insecurity in Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It is a book well worth reading. -- Samuel M. Makinda, Murdoch University
Highly recommended — Kennedy Mkutu has brought together a fascinating and original set of local case studies across Eastern Africa of pluralist policing — that is, where several state, private, and customary bodies are involved in providing policing. An important contribution to a key local security issue for much of the developing world. -- Owen Greene, University of Bradford
Table of ContentsIntroduction 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
