Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-357) and index.
Contents:
Introduction. Soft law enforcement in the Nigerien Gendarmerie : how a case in born / Mirco Göpfert. Introduction. Policing in Africa reconsidered / Jan Beek, Mirco Gopfert, Olly Owen, and Jonny Steinberg -- Policing Africa : structures and pathways / Klaus Schlichte -- What is the concept of professionalization good for? An argument from late colonialism / Joël Glasman -- The colonial subttext of British-led police reform in Sierra Leone / Erlend Grøner Krogstad -- Policing during and after Apartheid : a new perspective on continuity and change / Jonny Steinberg -- HIstoricising vigilante policing in Plateau State, Nigeria / Jimam Lar -- Who are the police in Africa? / Thomas Bierschenk -- Somewhere between green and blue : a special police unit in the DR Congo / Laura Thurmann -- Moonlighting : crossing the public-private policing divide in Durban, South Africa / Tessa Diphoorn -- Risk and motivation in police work in Nigeria / Olly Owen -- Fighting for respect : violence, masculinity and legitmacy in the South African Police Service / Andrew Faull -- Policing boundaries : the cultural work of African policing / David Pratten -- The belly of the police / Julia Hornberger -- Inside the police stations in Maputo City : between legality and legitmacy / Helene Maria Kyed -- Money, morals and law : the legitmacy of police traffic checks in Ghana / Jan Beek -- Soft law enforcement in the Nigerien Gendarmerie : how a case in born / Mirco Göpfert.
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