Security Sector Reform in Challenging Environments (Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3643800134 ISBN 13: 9783643800138

Publisher: Lit Verlag, 2010

Synopsis

More often than not Security Sector Reform (SSR) takes place against many odds, in barely enabling political, security, economic and social environments. Such difficult contexts may be characterised by widespread corruption, ongoing violence, imprecise, open-ended or non-inclusive peace agreements and post-conflict architectures, lack of resources, 'stolen' or impending elections or referenda - all circumstances that stand in the way of full-fledged, holistic and sustainable SSR efforts. Following an overview of 'ideal' SSR requirements, contrasted with typical obstacles inhibiting SSR efforts, the main body of this volume offers evidence-based analyses of positive and negative SSR records in barely enabling environments, drawing on the experiences of specific national and international SSR programmes and experiences in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe. Lessons learned from these experiences are intended to feed into theoretical re-thinking of SSR policy frameworks as well as to help practitioners in designing and implementing effective and sustainable SSR in challenging environments.

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About the Author

Hans Born is senior research fellow at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, Switzerland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lit Verlag
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 3643800134
• ISBN 13: 9783643800138
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Born Dr. Hans, Schnabel Albrecht