Private military and security companies are associated with mercenaries. This mistaken labelling undermines the useful work they do, according to research from the Institute for Security Studies. The increased use of private companies in peace operations has become a fact of life. They assist the international community in ending suffering in some of the world’s…
Author: Laurie Nathan Printed in the UK by the University of Birmingham © Laurie Nathan, 2007 First published May 2007 This edition published December 2007a Pages: 121 Electronic size: 1.91 MB Download full version in pdf format here.
Author: Dr Paul Jackson School of Government & Society University of Birmingham United Kingdom Prepared for the e-Conference ‘The Future of Security Sector Reform‘ 4-8th May 2009
At independence many in Africa anticipated a national state police force that would provide a universal, effective and just protection from crime and disorder, but after 40 years of independence it has become apparent that African governments are not willing or able to provide the level of service they had promised. The explanation is partly…
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How did Kenya’s intelligence service emerge? What challenges does it face? After the colonial government established a ‘Special Branch’ in the police force to gather intelligence on political matters, Kenya’s intelligence service developed a reputation for oppression. It was only when the National Security Intelligence Service Act was passed in 1998 that it began to…
What are the key issues facing the private security sector in Nigeria? What role do private security companies (PSCs) play and what is their relationship with the public security forces? This report from the Department of International Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, examines the private security sector in Nigeria. Nigeria suffers from extreme…
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INTRODUCTION This report was developed within the framework of the “Program on Security Sector Reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean” by the Security and Citizenship Program of the Latin American School of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Chile Office. This project seeks to comparatively analyze reforms in the Security Sector of twenty countries in the region….
