Fragile states and insecure people? : violence, security, and statehood in the twenty-first century / edited by Louise Andersen, Bjørn Møller, and Finn Stepputat
Security Arrangements in Fragile States -- What To Do? The Dilemmas of International Engagement in Fragile States -- The Organization of Violence: A Historical Perspective -- Local Security Systems in Somali East Africa -- Protectors and Predators: Why Is There a Difference among West African Militias? -- Non-state Providers of Every-day Security in Fragile African States -- Security Sector: An instrument of the State-Building Project -- Integrating Former Enemies into National Armies -- Insecurity, State and Impunity in Latin America -- Towards a Multi-Layered Approach to Security
Summary
When states collapse, human and global security are threatened. Order and stability must somehow be restored. This book provides a unique account of the pursuit of security at the edge of the global order. It sheds light on reform of state police and armed forces, and analyses the alternative security structures that emerge in the absence of the state. In contrast to other volumes on state failure, this book remains open-minded as to which 'model' for security is better. It thus challenges the current state-building model and the idea of the central state as the only legitimate provider of security
