Security Arena in Africa - Local Order Making in Central African Republic, Somaliland, South

Based on in-depth fieldwork, this critical analysis of the realities of security on a local level within 'fragile states' provides a bottom-up perspective on discussions surrounding peace and security in Central and East Africa, with first-hand insights and vivid real-world examples from some of the hardest to reach places in the region.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Ordering the security arena; 2. National and local histories of security; 3. Creating centres and peripheries in the national arena; 4. Inner and outer circles of the arena; 5. Stable ordering and predictable security; 6. Fluid ordering and flexible security; 7. Mixing ordering forms; 8. Embedding into and detaching from the arena; Conclusion.

About the author

Tim Glawion is a political analyst and field researcher focusing on issues of local security within fragile states. He has investigated conflict and peace in the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Haiti, South Sudan, and Somaliland. Providing advice to government and civil society organizations, his research is regularly published in journals including Development and Change and the Journal of Modern African Studies.

Summary

Based on in-depth fieldwork, this critical analysis of the realities of security on a local level within 'fragile states' provides a bottom-up perspective on discussions surrounding peace and security in Central and East Africa, with first-hand insights and vivid real-world examples from some of the hardest to reach places in the region.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Glawion
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781108493376
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49337-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Law / Government / State, Provincial & Municipal, LAW / International, LAW / Public, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, International Relations, Politics & government, Politics and government, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, International Organisations & Institutions, Regional Government Policies, Regional, state and other local government policies, Local government law, Central African Republic