Vigilantism, state ontologies & encompassment : an introductory essays / Thomas G. Kirsch & Tilo Grätz -- Domesticating sovereigns : the changing nature of vigilante groups in South Africa / Lars Buur -- Ethnicity, religion & the failure of "common law" / Johannes Harnischfeger -- Devi & his men : the rise and fall of a vigilante movement in Benin / Tilo Grätz -- Vigilantes in war : boundary crossing of hunters in Burkina Faso & Côte d'Ivoire / Sten Hagberg & Syna Ouattara -- Bodies of power : narratives of selfhood & security in Nigeria / David Pratten -- Violence in the name of democracy : community policing, vigilante action & nation-building in South Africa / Thomas G. Kirsch
Summary
An unprecedented overview of anthropological and political science research on vigilantism in Africa which makes an important and innovative contribution to current discussions on the relationship between violent self-justice and state and non-state agencies
