Governing Insecurity: Democratic Control of Military and Security Establishments in Transitional Democracies

Book 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.


About the Author
Gavin Cawthra is Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Management, University of Witwatersrand.

Robin Luckham is a Research Associate, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.



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Establishing democratic control over military and security establishments in cases where they have been problematized by authoritarianism or violent conflict is a major issue for countries attempting democratic transition. Covering cases of success and failure, Cawthra (defense and security management, U. of Witwatersrand, South Africa) and Luckham (Institute of Development Studies, U. of Sussex, UK) present studies of South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Chile, Algeria, Sri Lanka, Bosnia, Sierra Leone, and the Congo. They also offer introductory and concluding material of a slightly more general, theoretic nature. Distributed by Palgrave. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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