Domestic Gun Control and International Small Arms Control in Africa

Contextualizes the African experience with guns and gun control in a global and international context Draws from ethnographic research on gun control in The Gambia, West Africa Demonstrates how the efficacy of small arms control is inflected by social and cultural factors

Autorentext

Niklas Hultin is Assistant Professor in the Global Affairs Program at George Mason University, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Guns and the International Community.- How Gun Control Comes to the Gambia.- Gun Control from "None but Gentlemen" to "A Culture of Responsible Gun Ownership".- Police, Guards, and Hunters: The Distribution of Legitimate Violence in The Gambia.- The Sutural State and Individual Freedom: The Symbolism of Gun Control.- Conclusion: Sovereignty, Gun Control, and Global Practice.