Governing Insecurity
Democratic Control of Military and Security Establishments in Transitional Democracies
Published on 1. April 2003
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-84277-148-8 (ISBN)
Description
The authors of this volume explore the challenges of establishing democratic accountability and control over the military and other security establishments in countries which have either been the victims of authoritarian military rule or wracked by violent internal conflict.
The book examines both successful democratic transitions and failed ones. A wide range of cases is covered, including Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, the Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierre Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Turkey.
The possible role of regional interventions and institutions, notably in West Africa and the Balkans, is also examined.
The book examines both successful democratic transitions and failed ones. A wide range of cases is covered, including Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, the Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierre Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Turkey.
The possible role of regional interventions and institutions, notably in West Africa and the Balkans, is also examined.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-84277-148-8 (9781842771488)
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Persons
Gavin Cawthra is Professor of Defence and Security
Management at the Graduate School of Public and Development Management at the
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. He has published extensively,
including Policing South Africa
(1994) and Securing South Africa's
Democracy (1997).
Robin Luckham is a Research Associate at the Institute of
Development Studies, University of Sussex. His publications include The Nigerian Military: a Sociological
Analysis of Authority and Revolt 1960-67 (1971).
Management at the Graduate School of Public and Development Management at the
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. He has published extensively,
including Policing South Africa
(1994) and Securing South Africa's
Democracy (1997).
Robin Luckham is a Research Associate at the Institute of
Development Studies, University of Sussex. His publications include The Nigerian Military: a Sociological
Analysis of Authority and Revolt 1960-67 (1971).
Content
PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1. Democratic Strategies for Security in Transition and Conflict - Robin Luckham PART 2: DEMOCRATIC CONTROL AND SECURITY SECTOR TRANSFORMATION IN TRANSITIONAL DEMOCRACIES 2. Security Transformation in Post-Apartheid South Africa - Gavin Cawthra 3. Nigeria: Options For Civil-Military Relations in a Democratizing Polity - J. Kayode Fayemi 4. Ghana: Pulling Back from the Brink - Eboe Hutchful 5. Between Autonomy and Subordination: Government-Military Relations in Chile - Patricio Silva 6. Political Armies, Security Forces and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America - Kees Koonings PART 3: DEMOCRATIC CONTROL AND SECURITY SECTOR TRANSFORMATION IN CONFLICT-TORN SOCIETIES 7. Democratization and its Enemies: The Algerian Transition to Authoritarianism - Frederic Volpi 8. Conflict, Military Formations and Democratic Governance in Sri Lanka - Jagath P. Senaratne 9. Security Structures in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Mary Kaldor 10. Sierra Leone: The Legacies of Authoritarianism and Political Violence - Comfort Ero 11. A Failing State: The Democratic Republic of Congo - Roger Kibasomba 12. The Balkans: The Dangers of Democratization amidst Insecurity - Susan L. Woodward PART 4: CONCLUSION 13. Democratic Control and the Security Sector: The Scope for Transformation and Its Limits - Gavin Cawthra and Robin Luckham