Polycentric security governance : legitimacy, accountability, and the public interest

This thesis examines how power is constituted in hybrid polycentric systems of security governance. In particular, the thesis explores how legitimacy - as one form of power - is configured in Improvement Districts in South Africa, with a specific focus on three ways by which it is gained: through pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berg, Julie
Other Authors: Shearing, Clifford
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15493