5 Bodies of Power Narratives of Selfhood & Security in Nigeria

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Notes on Contributors vii
4. Foreword x
5. Vigilantism, State Ontologies & Encompassment An Introductory Essay 1
6. 1 Domesticating Sovereigns The Changing Nature of Vigilante Groups in South Africa 26
7. 2 Ethnicity, Religion & the Failure of ‘Common Law’ in Nigeria 51
8. 3 Dévi & his Men The Rise & Fall of a Vigilante Movement in Benin 79
9. 4 Vigilantes in War Boundary Crossing of Hunters in Burkina Faso & Côte d’Ivoire 98
10. 5 Bodies of Power Narratives of Selfhood & Security in Nigeria 118
11. 6 Violence in the Name of Democracy Community Policing, Vigilante Action & Nation-Building in South Africa 139
12. Index 163