Includes bibliographical references and index.

Abbreviations -- About the contributors -- Preface / Gavin Cawthra and Robin Luckham -- pt. 1. Introduction -- 1. : Democratic strategies for security in transition and conflict / r Robin Luckham -- pt. 2. Democratic control and security sector transformation in transitional democracies -- 2. Security transformation in post-Apartheid South Africa / Gavin Cawthra -- 3. Governing the security sector in a democratising polity : Nigeria / J. 'Kayode Fayemi -- 4. Pulling back from the brink : Ghana's experience / Eboe Hutchful -- 5. Between autonomy and subordination : government-military relations in Chile / Patricia Silvan -- 6. Political armies, security forces and democratic consolidation in Latin America / Keest Noonings -- pt. 3. Democratic control and security sector transformation in conflict-torn societies -- 7. Democratization and its enemies : the Algerian transition to authoritarianism, 1988-2001 / Fr�ed�eric Volpi -- 8. The security establishment in Sri Lanka : a case for reform / Jagath P. Senaratne -- 9. Security structures in Bosnia and Herzegovina / Mary Kaldor -- 10. Sierra Leone : the legacies of authoritarianism and political violence / Comfort Ero -- 11. A failing state : the Democratic Republic of Congo / Roger Kibasomba -- 12. In whose interest is security sector reform? : Lesson from the Balkans / Susan L. Woodward -- pt. 4. Conclusion -- 13. Democratic control and the security sector : the scope for transformation and its limits / Gavin Cawthra and Robin Luckham -- Index.

"The book examines both successful democratic transitions and failed ones. A wide range of cases is covered, including Algeria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Chile, the Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Sri Lanka. The problems of ensuring democratic control and reforming the security sector in conditions of regional conflict and insecurity, notably in the Balkans, Latin America and West Africa, are also examined." "Governing Insecurity fills a significant gap in the literature on governance and development, which has hitherto largely neglected military and security questions."--Jacket.