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1 online resource (xii, 169 pages) |
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text file EPUB |
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text file MOBI |
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polychrome |
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Resource simultaneously available in PDF, EPUB format, and MOBI format. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-169). |
| Contents |
Understanding security sector governance dynamics in West Africa / Alan Bryden and Fairlie Chappuis -- Resurrecting the Police Council in Ghana / Kwesi Aning -- Transitioning to democratic governance in Guinea / Dominique Bangoura -- Developments in legislative oversight in Liberia / T. Debey Sayndee -- Missed opportunities for comprehensive security sector reform in Mali / Zeïni Moulaye -- Democratic security sector governance and military reform in Nigeria / E. Remi Aiyede -- Security sector reform in democratic Senegal / Lamine Cissé -- Learning the lessons from West African experiences of security sector governance / Alan Bryden and Fairlie Chappuis. |
| Summary |
"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." |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Civil-military relations -- Africa, West.
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Civil-military relations. |
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West Africa. |
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Civil supremacy over the military -- Africa, West.
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Civil supremacy over the military. |
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National security -- Africa, West.
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National security. |
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Security sector -- Africa, West.
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Security sector. |
| Indexed Term |
Security sector reform |
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Security sector governance |
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Democracy |
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West Africa |
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Domestic security |
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Development |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Chappuis, Fairlie, editor.
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Bryden, Alan, editor.
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| Added Title |
Directory of open access books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Learning from West African experiences in security sector governance. London : Ubiquity Press, 2015 1909188670 (OCoLC)933337657 |
| ISBN |
9781909188686 (electronic book) |
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1909188689 (electronic book) |
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1909188670 |
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9781909188679 |
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9781909188693 |
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1909188697 |
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9781909188709 |
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1909188700 |
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9781909188679 |
| Standard No. |
10.5334/bau |
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