Challenges of Security Sector Governance in West Africa (Paperback)

There is currently no comprehensive study of the status of security sector governance in West Africa. Many efforts have been directed either at individual countries or at providing a general analysis of the state and security in Africa. This book is intended to contribute to confidence and peace-building. It develops a better understanding of the challenges of security sector governance and generates practical policy recommendations based on work conducted by West African experts.

Alan Bryden is deputy head of research at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF).

Boubacar N'Diaye is an associate professor of Africana studies at The College of Wooster (U.S.A.).

Funmi Olonisakin is the director of the Conflict, Security and Development Group (CSDG), King's College, London (U.K.).