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The Rise of the Securocrats
Jane Duncan
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Paperback. The South African government stands accused of having fallen under the sway of the securocrats. Who, or what, are they? Securocrats are officials located in the security establishment - the police, intelligence services or the military - that have the power to influence government policy in their favour. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
The South African government stands accused of having fallen under the sway of the securocrats. Who, or what, are they? Securocrats are officials located in the security establishment - the police, intelligence services or the military - that have the power to influence government policy in their favour. When securocrats come to dominate government decision-making, the democratic life of a country can be threatened. This is because they can arrogate to themselves the power to subvert democratic processes to entrench their own power or the power of their favoured leader(s), and use the armed might of the state to suppress ... Read more
The South African government stands accused of having fallen under the sway of the securocrats. Who, or what, are they? Securocrats are officials located in the security establishment - the police, intelligence services or the military - that have the power to influence government policy in their favour. When securocrats come to dominate government decision-making, the democratic life of a country can be threatened. This is because they can arrogate to themselves the power to subvert democratic processes to entrench their own power or the power of their favoured leader(s), and use the armed might of the state to suppress ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
464g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781431410750
SKU
V9781431410750
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99-17
About Jane Duncan
Jane Duncan is an academic, public intellectual and activist at the Journalism and Media Studies Department Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. Jane is the Highway Africa Chair of Media and Information Society. She does research on aspects of media policy and the interface between media and the information society.
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