This paper analyses the origin and evolution of the Aguu, a group of street youth/children
labelled as a criminal gang operating in the streets of Gulu, Uganda. Based on a series of …

In this article, I show how the work of heterogeneous security and policing assemblages in
Nairobi hinges upon and reproduces physical urban borders, and consequentially enacts …

Despite peace agreements, demobilization, and reintegration processes, the end of war
does not automatically or necessarily make combatants abandon their wartime rebel …

This book critically interrogates the neoliberal peacebuilding and statebuilding model and
proposes a popular progressive model centred around the lived realities of African societies …

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book aims to present a new anthropological approach to security …

This article documents some of the forms of sociality engendered by the massive and
growing presence of private security guards around Nairobi, Kenya. A focus on violence and …

This article focuses on the training context of private military and security (PMS) contractors.
The training they undergo varies considerably, though the majority of training providers offer …

The normalization of commercial security epitomized by the disappearance of the term
mercenary has gone so far that the main significance of the State Monopoly on the …

Without the encouragement and friendship of many people and the support of several
institutions, the present work would never have materialized. However, to mention everyone …

ABSTRACT Since 2015, Burkina Faso has faced a rapid deterioration of national security,
giving rise to new Security Force Assistance (SFA) programmes. This article investigates a …