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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: Crime\, Human Rights and Police-Community Relati
 ons: Law Enforcement in Post-Colonial Worlds - Kaitlin M. Ball (University
  of Cambridge)\, Nanjala Nyabola (Kenyan writer &amp\; Political Analyst)\
 , Dr Jude Kagoro (University of Bremen)
DTSTART:20181024T160000Z
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CONTACT:Romy Schirrmeister
DESCRIPTION:\nThis *panel discussion* seeks to draw out and compare the co
 mplex\, often contradictory\, tense but mutual existence between law enfor
 cement\, criminal gangs and the respective communities\, through case stud
 ies from informal urban settlements in post-colonial contexts. It is often
  taken for granted that one of the primary duties of the police is to prov
 ide the public with an honest\, efficient police service that ensures the 
 rule of law and creates an environment of safety and security. Importantly
 \, it is assumed that a legitimate police is one that creates a conducive 
 environment to the realisation of people’s human rights. \nHowever\, as 
 police\, gangs and communities have sought to navigate law and order in em
 erging post- colonial countries\, their relationship in practice is much l
 ess straightforward\, often seeming to exist in a state of mutual\, but te
 nse co-existence. The status and activity of criminal gangs\, social movem
 ents and popular protests muddle the link between policing and human right
 s. Changing technological capabilities in the hands of law enforcement and
  these other actors raise further questions about the relationship between
  law enforcement and human rights: with changing and growing forms of surv
 eillance. \n\nJoin us for a panel discussion with:\n\n*Kaitlin M. Ball* is
  a licensed U.S. attorney finishing her PhD in Politics and International 
 Studies at the University of Cambridge\, where she focuses on policing and
  paramilitarism in post-Patten Northern Ireland. \n\n*Nanjala Nyabola* is
  a writer\, independent re-searcher and political analyst currently based 
 in Nairobi\, Kenya. Her work has appeared in numerous publications includi
 ng Foreign Policy\, Foreign Affairs\, Al Jazeera\, World Politics Review\,
  as well as chapters in edited collections. Nanjala holds a BA in African 
 Studies and Political Science from the University of Birmingham\, an MSc i
 n Forced Migration and an MSc in African Studies\, both from the Universit
 y of Oxford\, which she attended as a Rhodes Scholar\, and a J.D. from Har
 vard Law School.\n\n*Dr. Jude Kagoro* has been a Research Fellow at the In
 stitute of Intercultural and International Studies (InIIS)\, Bremen Univer
 sity since June 2013. His research on Uganda police is part of the DFG Pri
 ority Programme “Adaptation and Creativity in Africa.” He is currently
  completing a manuscript on “Police Practices in Uganda.” Dr. Kagoro i
 s a consultant with both Uganda Police Force and the Rwanda National Polic
 e. \n\nThis talk will be followed by a wine reception. All welcome!\n\n\n\
 n\n
LOCATION: Room S1\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site\, 7 West Road\
 , Cambridge\, CB3 9DT
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