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Competition and Governance in African Security Sectors

Author : Stephen Baldwin Watts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781977408037
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Competition and Governance in African Security Sectors written by Stephen Baldwin Watts and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Institutional capacity-building (ICB) efforts have been shown to be critically important to achieving U.S. security objectives in Africa, yet the role that ICB plays in gaining access and influence remains poorly understood. This topic has taken on new importance now that the United States is emphasizing the threats posed by strategic competition, particularly with China, over those posed by terrorism. Can ICB programs improve security governance while simultaneously advancing the United States' influence in Africa? Drawing on past research, interviews with stakeholders in ICB programs, and assessment of ICB efforts in four African countries, the authors examine U.S. ICB programs for the security sectors of African partner governments and their potential role in strategic competition. They outline a framework for understanding the relationships between ICB and efforts to gain influence among U.S. partner nations. Finally, they provide recommendations on how U.S. policy can better integrate governance and strategic competition objectives in Africa, emphasizing the need to prioritize resilience in partners' security sectors, to build relationships through long-term commitments, and to subordinate the transfer of specific military resources to an overarching strategy that emphasizes the first two.

Security Sector Governance in Africa

Author : Nicole Ball
Publisher : Centre for Democracy & Development Africa Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Security Sector Governance in Africa written by Nicole Ball and published by Centre for Democracy & Development Africa Office. This book was released on 2004 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Security Sector Governance in Francophone West Africa

Author : Alan Bryden
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 3643801092
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (438 download)

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Book Synopsis Security Sector Governance in Francophone West Africa by : Alan Bryden

Download or read book Security Sector Governance in Francophone West Africa written by Alan Bryden and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2011 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience shows that successful democratic transitions need to be underpinned by a security sector that is effective, well managed, and accountable to the state and its citizens. This is why it is so important to carefully examine security sector governance dynamics in contexts where security has often remained a 'reserved domain.' Understanding the issues and perspectives that divide political elites, the security sector, and citizens is the only way to develop security sector reform programs that are legitimate and sustainable at the national level. Through drawing on the close contextual knowledge of practitioners, researchers, and diverse local actors, this book supports this goal by analyzing security sector governance dynamics in each of the nine Francophone countries within West Africa. From this basis, strengths and weaknesses are analyzed, local capacities evaluated, and entry points identified to promote democratic security sector governance in the West African region. (Series: Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces [DCAF])

Challenges of Security Sector Governance in West Africa

Author : Alan Bryden
Publisher : Lit Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783825886813
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (868 download)

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Book Synopsis Challenges of Security Sector Governance in West Africa by : Alan Bryden

Download or read book Challenges of Security Sector Governance in West Africa written by Alan Bryden and published by Lit Verlag. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is currently no comprehensive study of the status of security sector governance in West Africa. Many efforts to understand governance of the security sector in Africa have been directed either at individual countries or at providing a general analysis of the state and security in Africa. This book is intended to contribute to confidence and peace-building through developing a better understanding of the challenges of security sector governance and generating practical policy recommendations based on work conducted by West African experts. It analyses the nature of security sector governance in each of the 16 West African states, provides an assessment of the effectiveness of governance mechanisms, in particular relating to democratic oversight of the security sector, and takes into account the regional and international dimensions to the issue.

Women and Security Governance in Africa

Author : 'Funmi Olonisakin
Publisher : Fahamu/Pambazuka
ISBN 13 : 1906387893
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (63 download)

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Book Synopsis Women and Security Governance in Africa by : 'Funmi Olonisakin

Download or read book Women and Security Governance in Africa written by 'Funmi Olonisakin and published by Fahamu/Pambazuka. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debates about security governance in Africa and about the place of women within it have moved in parallel despite their interconnection. In this book, the authors align the debates, locating African-specific and feminist analysis within the security discourse.

African Security Governance

Author : Gavin Cawthra
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book African Security Governance written by Gavin Cawthra and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa faces a seemingly ever-increasing range of security challenges. This book is a result of research carried out by the Southern African Defense and Security Management Network (SADSEM) on new and emerging security issues, in cooperation with the Danish Institute for International Studies and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. The focus is on security governance - the role of state and a wide range of social actors in the areas of both human and state security. It deals with a range of sectors, themes and national case studies and makes an important contribution to debates on security sector reform. The topics covered include policing transformation, intelligence governance, regulation of private security actors, challenges of nuclear proliferation, regional security, peace diplomacy and peace missions, the relationship between development and security and new challenges in governance of the military.--Publisher's description.

Security Sector Transformation in Africa

Author : Alan Bryden
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 3643800711
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (438 download)

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Book Synopsis Security Sector Transformation in Africa by : Alan Bryden

Download or read book Security Sector Transformation in Africa written by Alan Bryden and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2010 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The need for security sector transformation (SST) is prominent in the work of scholars, policy makers and practitioners that focus on the security sector and its governance in Africa. At the heart of this approach is the requirement for comprehensive change in the orientation, values, principles and practices that shape the provision, management and oversight of security on the African continent. The evident obstacles to achieving such far-reaching goals mean that it is particularly important to identify the practical utility of the SST concept in supporting positive behaviour change within different African settings. It is also necessary to clarify the relationship between the concept of security sector transformation and the evolving security sector reform (SSR) discourse. This volume seeks to provide such additional clarity to SST and its relationship to SSR. It includes contributions from a range of acknowledged experts analysing dynamics of security sector transformation at the domestic level as well as 'beyond the state'. The resulting insights are intended to help elaborate an understanding of the challenges to and opportunities for the realisation of an operational security sector transformation agenda in Africa.

Democratic Governance of the Security Sector Beyond the OSCE Area

Author : Victor-Yves Ghebali
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democratic Governance of the Security Sector Beyond the OSCE Area written by Victor-Yves Ghebali and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The present book addresses the prospects for security sector reform and governance regimes, focusing on democratic civilian control of armed forces. The geographic area of interest goes beyond that of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), i.e. outside the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian areas. It assesses the extent to which the pioneering OSCE experience has inspired Africa and the Americas - in terms of norms, principles and procedures - within their respective multilateral institutional settings." --Book Jacket.

Multi-level Governance and Security

Author : Niagalé Bagayoko-Penone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Multi-level Governance and Security written by Niagalé Bagayoko-Penone and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Learning from West African Experiences in Security Sector Governance

Author : Alan Bryden
Publisher : Ubiquity Press
ISBN 13 : 1909188689
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Learning from West African Experiences in Security Sector Governance by : Alan Bryden

Download or read book Learning from West African Experiences in Security Sector Governance written by Alan Bryden and published by Ubiquity Press. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many efforts have been undertaken to address dysfunctional security sector governance in West Africa. However, security sector reform (SSR) has fallen short of radical – transformational – change to the fundamental structures of power and governance in the region. Looking more closely at specific examples of SSR in six West African countries, Learning from West African Experiences in Security Sector Governance explores both progress and reversals in efforts by national stakeholders and their international partners to positively influence security sector governance dynamics. Written by eminent national experts based on their personal experiences of these reform contexts, this study offers new insights and practical lessons that should inform processes to improve democratic security sector governance in West Africa and beyond.

Security, Governance, and State Fragility in South Africa

Author : Edward L. Mienie
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793609535
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Book Synopsis Security, Governance, and State Fragility in South Africa by : Edward L. Mienie

Download or read book Security, Governance, and State Fragility in South Africa written by Edward L. Mienie and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do existing measures of state fragility measure fragility accurately? Based on commonly used fragility measures, South Africa (SA) is classified as a relatively stable state, yet rising violent crime, high unemployment, endemic poverty, eroding public trust, identity group based preferential treatment policies, and the rapid rise of the private security sector are all indications that SA may be suffering from latent state fragility. Based on a comprehensive view of security, this study examines the extent to which measures of political legitimacy and good governance, effectiveness in the security system – especially with respect to the police system – and mounting economic challenges may be undermining the stability of SA in ways undetected by commonly used measures of state fragility. Using a mixed-methods approach based on quantitative secondary data analysis and semi-structured interviews with government officials, security practitioners, and leading experts in the field, this study finds that the combination of colonization, apartheid, liberation struggle, transition from autocracy to democracy, high levels of direct and structural violence, stagnating social, political, and economic developments make South Africa a latently fragile state. Conceptually, the results of this research call into question the validity of commonly used measures of state fragility and suggest the need for a more comprehensive approach to assessing state fragility. Practically, this study offers a number of concrete policy recommendations for how South Africa may address mounting levels of latent state fragility.

Private Actors and Security Governance

Author : Alan Bryden
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 9783825898403
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (984 download)

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Book Synopsis Private Actors and Security Governance by : Alan Bryden

Download or read book Private Actors and Security Governance written by Alan Bryden and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2006 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The privatization of security understood as both the top-down decision to outsource military and security-related tasks to private firms and the bottom-up activities of armed non-state actors such as rebel opposition groups, insurgents, militias, and warlord factions has implications for the state's monopoly on the legitimate use of force. Both top-down and bottom-up privatization have significant consequences for effective, democratically accountable security sector governance as well as on opportunities for security sector reform across a range of different reform contexts. This volume situates security privatization within a broader policy framework, considers several relevant national and regional contexts, and analyzes different modes of regulation and control relating to a phenomenon with deep historical roots but also strong links to more recent trends of globalization and transnationalization. Alan Bryden is deputy head of research at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF). Marina Caparini is senior research fellow at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF).

Challenges to Security Sector Reform

Author : Len Le Roux
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Challenges to Security Sector Reform written by Len Le Roux and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Security sector reform (SSR) is key to ensuring sustainable democratisation and peacebuilding processes in the Horn of Africa. This monograph, edited by Len Le Roux and Yemane Kidane, compares SSR experiences in the region and highlights security reform challenges facing the Horn of Africa. SSR in the Horn should include both restructuring of security institutions and strengthening of political, judicial and civil society oversight capacities. It should also be based on a comprehensive, accurate analysis of overall regional and national contexts.

Learning from West African Experiences in Security Sector Governance

Author : Alan Bryden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781909188679
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (886 download)

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Download or read book Learning from West African Experiences in Security Sector Governance written by Alan Bryden and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many efforts have been undertaken to address dysfunctional security sector governance in West Africa. However, security sector reform (SSR) has fallen short of radical -transformational - change to the fundamental structures of power and governance in the region. Looking more closely at specific examples of SSR in six West African countries, Learning from West African Experiences in Security Sector Governance explores both progress and reversals in efforts by national stakeholders and their international partners to positively influence security sector governance dynamics. Written by eminent national experts based on their personal experiences of these reform contexts, this study offers new insights and practical lessons that should inform processes to improve democratic security sector governance in West Africa and beyond.

Learning From West African Experiences in Security Sector Governance

Author : Fairlie Chappuis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781013285868
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (858 download)

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Download or read book Learning From West African Experiences in Security Sector Governance written by Fairlie Chappuis and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Many efforts have been undertaken to address dysfunctional security sector governance in West Africa. However, security sector reform (SSR) has fallen short of radical - transformational - change to the fundamental structures of power and governance in the region. Looking more closely at specific examples of SSR in six West African countries, Learning from West African Experiences in Security Sector Governance explores both progress and reversals in efforts by national stakeholders and their international partners to positively influence security sector governance dynamics. Written by eminent national experts based on their personal experiences of these reform contexts, this study offers new insights and practical lessons that should inform processes to improve democratic security sector governance in West Africa and beyond. "This volume has markedly moved the ball forward in the continuous efforts to better understand SSR experiments, specifically in West Africa. Through what could be dubbed 'street level analysis of SSR' (their concept of "micro-dynamics of SSR"), the editors have introduced a perceptive and innovative vista through which to examine and take stock of SSR processes. A must read volume for academics and practitioners of SSR alike in order to integrate the lessons and add to their knowledge base the valuable insights contained in the various chapters." - Dr. Boubacar N'Diaye, Executive Committee Chair, African Security Sector Network (ASSN); Professor of Political Science and Pan-African Studies, The College of Wooster, USA A French translation of this book can be viewed, for free, at: http: //dx.doi.org/10.5334/bav" This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Governance and Border Security in Africa

Author : Celestine Oyom Bassey
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9788422071
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (884 download)

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Download or read book Governance and Border Security in Africa written by Celestine Oyom Bassey and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2010 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The need, therefore, for effective governance through border security regimes arises from the intractable challenges of conflict management as a core objective of multilateral institutions and non-governmental agencies in global governance. Thus, governance along the Frontier has come to be "marked by density and complexity". This density and complexity in frontier relations under-score the disciplinary concern for border governance. --Book Jacket.

A Developmental Approach to Building Sustainable Security-Sector Capacity in Africa

Author : Stephen Watts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780833099112
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (991 download)

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Book Synopsis A Developmental Approach to Building Sustainable Security-Sector Capacity in Africa by : Stephen Watts

Download or read book A Developmental Approach to Building Sustainable Security-Sector Capacity in Africa written by Stephen Watts and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this report, RAND researchers analyze options and recommend changes to improve the sustainability of security sector assistance in African partner nations, deriving insights from the development community.