The Politics of Everyday Crime in Africa Insecurity, Victimization and Non-­State Security Providers /

• Main Author: Kushner, Danielle C. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Africa-Politics and government.; Security, International.; Public safety.; Terrorism.; Political violence.; Violence.; Crime.; Elections.; African Politics.; International Security Studies.; Crime Control and Security.; Terrorism and Political Violence.; Violence and Crime.; Electoral Politics.
• Physical Description: XIX, 148 p. 16 illus., 2 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319980959
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98095-9

This book offers distinct insights into the sources of state legitimacy in Africa by incorporating an analysis of non-state actors' role in service delivery. The author examines how citizens' reliance on non-governmental security actors such as street committees, neighborhood watches and community police forums, shape their attitudes toward the state and their political participation. Broadly, this project contributes to our understanding of citizens' everyday experiences of crime and violence at the local level, and why they matter, politically. Danielle C. Kushner is Assistant Professor of Political Science at St. Mary's College of Maryland, USA. She specializes in Comparative and African Politics. .