The Paradox of Gendarmeries

by Derek Lutterbeck

This paper describes and explains the evolution of gendarmerie-type forces, i.e. police forces with a military status, over the past three decades. It focuses on their institutional features and functions, including material and human resources, and uses case studies from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa to illustrate these characteristics in different contexts. The overall development of gendarmeries has been a somewhat paradoxical one. On...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1013292510
• ISBN13: 9781013292514
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"