Towards Security Sector Reform In Post Cold War Europe

Author : Wilhelm N. Germann,Timothy Edmunds
Publisher : Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015064100574

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Towards Security Sector Reform in Post Cold War Europe by Wilhelm N. Germann,Timothy Edmunds Pdf

Security Sector Reform (SSR) is a broad and ambitious notion that concerns establishing and improving those security relationships and architectures most commonly associated with liberal democracy. Starting from the premise that there is no universally applicable model for SSR, this volume explores the question how best to evaluate SSR in European context and analyses the conditions for determining and confirming criteria of success in this regard. The systematic gathering, analysing and evaluating of international expertise in democratic control, management and reform of the security sector is one of the main functions of the Geneva Centre of the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF).

Author : David Murray Law,David Law
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Intergovernmental cooperation
ISBN : 9783825807528

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Intergovernmental Organisations and Security Sector Reform by David Murray Law,David Law Pdf

Intergovernmental organisations (IGOs) play a crucial role in security sector reform and governance (SSR/G). In virtually all instances of recent and current SSR programme delivery, IGOs have either led the SSR effort or supported the lead provided by other actors. How this role is played is of vital importance for the prospects of fostering durable security and development in a wide range of countries. This volume looks at a selection of organisations that have been in the forefront of SSR activity or that have the potential for significantly developing their SSR agendas in the future. These IGOs are the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the European Union (EU), the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Council of Europe (CoE), the Economic Organisation of West African States (ECOWAS), the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This year's volume is divided into four parts: conceptual issues; case studies on how IGOs have approached SSR in programme areas that are particularly representative of their overall action; case studies on the way various actors, primarily but not exclusively IGOs, have worked with each other in implementing SSR and supporting its implementation; and conclusions drawn from the various case studies as well as policy recommendations for future IGO work in the area of SSR/G.

Author : Alan Bryden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Civil-military relations
ISBN : IND:30000092824303

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Security Sector Reform by Alan Bryden Pdf

Author : Alan Bryden,Heiner Hänggi
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Armed forces reorganisation
ISBN : 3825877701

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Reform and Reconstruction of the Security Sector by Alan Bryden,Heiner Hänggi Pdf

"Security sector reform (SSR) is widely recognised as key to conflict prevention, peace-building, sustainable development and democratisation. SSR has gained most practical relevance in the context of post-conflict reconstruction of so-called failed states' and states emerging from violent internal or inter-state conflict. As this volume shows, almost all states need to reform their security sectors to a greater or lesser extent, according to the specific security, political and socio-economic contexts, as well as in response to the new security challenges resulting from globalisation and post-9/11 developments. Contributions from academics and practitioners elaborate on both the conceptual underpinnings and the practical realities of security sector reform and - a crucial aspect of post-conflict peace-building - security sector reconstruction. "

Author : Dr Greg Simons,Dr Magnus Ekengren
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781409489139

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The Politics of Security Sector Reform by Dr Greg Simons,Dr Magnus Ekengren Pdf

Security Sector Reform (SSR) is increasingly becoming a cornerstone in international security and development cooperation. Indeed, the concept has often been seen as a panacea for many of the biggest threats to the world such as failed states, terrorism and poverty. In particular, this book focuses on the complexities of implementation of SSR across the globe and the actual and potential role for the European Union (EU) to play in SSR. As suggested in the title of the book, this involves not only opportunities, but challenges to be overcome as well. There are three core themes to this book: Policy, Policies and Practice. By presenting the themes in this particular order a greater appreciation of the influences on the process of SSR, from conception to implementation is relayed to the reader. This volume appeals to audiences interested in the EU as a global actor and the interrelationships between foreign, security, defence and development policies.

Author : Mark Sedra
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138603813

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Security Sector Reform in Conflict-Affected Countries by Mark Sedra Pdf

This book examines the evolution, impact, and future prospects of the Security Sector Reform (SSR) model in conflict-affected countries in the context of the wider debate over the liberal peace project. Since its emergence as a concept in the late 1990s, SSR has represented a paradigm shift in security assistance, from the realist, regime-centric, train-and-equip approach of the Cold War to a new liberal, holistic and people-centred model. The rapid rise of this model, however, belied its rather meagre impact on the ground. This book critically examines the concept and its record of achievement over the past two decades, putting it into the broader context of peace-building and state-building theory and practice. It focuses attention on the most common, celebrated and complex setting for SSR, conflict-affected environments, and comparatively examines the application and impacts of donor-supported SSR programing in a series of conflict-affected countries over the past two decades, including Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, East Timor and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The broader aim of the book is to better understand how the contemporary SSR model has coalesced over the past two decades and become mainstreamed in international development and security policy and practice. This provides a solid foundation to investigate the reasons for the poor performance of the model and to assess its prospects for the future. This book will be of much interest to students of international security, peacebuilding, statebuilding, development studies and IR in general.

Author : Andrew M. Dorman,Adrian Treacher
Publisher : Dartmouth Publishing Company
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015034225543

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European Security by Andrew M. Dorman,Adrian Treacher Pdf

Although the end of the Cold War cannot clearly be dated, there are certain points in recent history that constitute markers in its final stages. This book, taking the final date as 1989, offers a longer historical analysis in order to trace elements of continuity, as well as discontinuity, across the Cold War and post-cold War periods.

Author : T. Dyson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230283299

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Neoclassical Realism and Defence Reform in Post-Cold War Europe by T. Dyson Pdf

Dyson explains the convergence and divergence between British, French and German defence reforms in the post-Cold War era. He engages with cultural and realist theories and develops a neoclassical realist approach to change and stasis in defence policy, bringing new material to bear on the factors which have affected defence reforms.

Author : Thanos P. Dokos
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781586037574

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Security Sector Transformation in Southeastern Europe and the Middle East by Thanos P. Dokos Pdf

For most countries, security today is primarily measured in non-military terms and threats to security are non-military in nature. These threats include incompetent government, corruption, organized crime, insecure borders, smuggling, illegal migration, ethnic and religious conflict, and, of course, terrorism.

Author : Jane Chanaa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0198516746

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Security Sector Reform by Jane Chanaa Pdf

Over the last decade the failure of countries to emerge from conflict has focused attention on state security sectors. This book examines how the external approaches to security sector reform (SSR) have evolved and what they entail; the specific problems faced by the SSR agenda; and what policy recommendations for engagement can be drawn from reform experiences.

Author : Judy Smith-Höhn
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783643800749

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Rebuilding the Security Sector in Post-conflict Societies by Judy Smith-Höhn Pdf

In Liberia and Sierra Leone, strategies to reform and reconstruct the security sector have centred on re-establishing the state's monopoly on the use of force. However, little attention is given to the array of non-state actors that often play a major role in how individuals and communities experience security. Rebuilding the Security Sector in Post-Conflict Societies: Perceptions from Urban Liberia and Sierra Leone seek to address this gap by applying a human security approach to security provision across these two contexts. A key point of departure is that in the long run there can be no alternative within post-conflict societies to a locally owned security sector. Operationalising the concept of local ownership means that internationally-supported security sector reform (SSR) activities need to reflect these local realities. As explored within this study, fostering synergies between state and non-state security actors may therefore offer an important avenue to support more sustainable, legitimate SSR efforts. Judy Smith-H�¶hn is a senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria, South Africa. Prior to her present position she was a research fellow at the GIGA Institute of African Affairs in Hamburg, Germany and later a senior researcher at the Centre for Conflict Resolution in Cape Town in South Africa. Her thematic emphases lie in the areas of violent conflict and its prevention, and security sector reform within a regional focus on Liberia, Sierra Leone, Zambia and Zimbabwe. She has published nationally and internationally on topics ranging from security sector reform and postconflict peacebuilding to democratic transformation in South Africa. She holds a PhD from the University of Leipzig, Germany, and a Diplom (masters degree) in Political Science from the University of Hamburg, Germany.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264027862

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The OECD DAC Handbook on Security System Reform Supporting Security and Justice by OECD Pdf

The OECD DAC Handbook on Security System Reform: Supporting Security and Justice contains valuable tools to help encourage a dialogue on security and justice issues and to support a security system reform (SSR) process through the assessment, design and implementation phases.

Author : P. Terrence Hopmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Conflict management
ISBN : IND:30000062953017

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Building Security in Post-Cold War Eurasia by P. Terrence Hopmann Pdf

Author : Stephan Klingebiel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1308874226

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New Interfaces Between Security and Development by Stephan Klingebiel Pdf

For some years the nexus of development and security has been a key conceptual and also political issue. The associated debates are wide-ranging, extending from the basic question of the relationship between development and security to the concrete interaction of military and civil actors in a given post-conflict situation. The edited volume seeks to contribute to this debate by considering various dimensions of the subject. The volume compromises contributions from the following authors: Jakkie Cilliers, Mark Duffield, Ann M. Fitz-Gerald, Stephan Klingebiel, Clive Robinson, Necla Tschirgi.

Author : Albrecht Schnabel,Vanessa Farr
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783643801173

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Back to the Roots by Albrecht Schnabel,Vanessa Farr Pdf

There has now been more than a decade of conceptual work, policy development, and operational activity in the field of security sector reform (SSR). To what extent has its original aim, to support and facilitate development, been met? The various contributions to this book address this question, offering a range of insights on the theoretical and practical relevance of the security-development nexus in SSR. They examine claims of how and whether SSR effectively contributes to achieving both security and development objectives. In particular, the analyses presented in the book provide a salutary lesson that development and security communities need to take each other's concerns into account when planning, implementing, and evaluating their activities. The book offers academics, policy-makers, and practitioners within the development and security communities relevant lessons, suggestions, and practical advice for approaching SSR as an instrument that serves both security and development objectives. (Series: Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces [DCAF])