This edited collection is the first book-length project to undertake a multidisciplinary study of democratization and human security in the post war nation of Sierra Leone. The overarching theme is there is synergy of democratization and human security which makes it imperative for the state to foster and enhance the realization of these concepts in postwar Sierra Leone. The book is divided into two broad thematic sections. The first section deals with democratization with a critical examination of the creation and instrumentality of institutions largely considered a necessity for democracy to take hold in a country. The second section delineates human security or the lack thereof in key areas of political, social and economic life. Though the book is specific to Sierra Leone, African countries and indeed countries transitioning to democracy around the world, scholars and practitioners of postwar or democratic transition studies would benefit from the concepts expounded in this collection.

Introduction: Democratization and Human Security in Sierra Leone: An Introduction; Marda Mustapha1. Constitutional Development and Ethnic Entrepreneurism in Sierra Leone: A Historical Perspective;Joseph J. Bangura2. Chieftaincy Reform and Liberal Peacebuilding in Sierra Leone; Joseph Lansana Kormoh3. Reconciling Police Reform and Local Security Provision in Post-conflict Sierra Leone; Freida Ibiduni M'Cormack, James B.M. Vincent and Joseph P. Chris Charley4. Diasporic States; Mariane Ferme5. The 2012 General Elections in Sierra Leone: Democratic Consolidation or Semi-authoritarian Regime; Marda Mustapha6. The NGOization of Civil Society in Sierra Leone - a thin dividing line between empowerment and disempowerment;Diana Szántó7. Civil Society and Democratized Peace in Post-War Sierra Leone; Vandy Kanyako8. Critical Examination of Food Security-Insecurity in Post-War Sierra Leone; Earl Conteh-Morgan9. Promises and Pitfalls of the Free Health Care Initiative in Sierra Leone: An Early Analysis; Fredline A. O. M'Cormack-Hale and Fredanna A. D. M'Cormack10.Corruption and the 2014 EVD Crisis in Sierra Leone: Ebola as 'Total Disease'; Jenise R. DePintoConclusion: The Interface Between Democratization and Human security; Joseph J. Bangura