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US AID, US DoD;, and Department of State. "Security Sector Reform." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 09, no. 1 (2009): 113–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.11610/connections.09.1.05.

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Chambers, Paul. "Security Sector Reform in 2023 Thailand: Guaranteeing No Civilian Control." Georgetown Journal of International Affairs 24, no. 2 (2023): 244–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/gia.2023.a913652.

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Abstract: Thailand has yet to undertake security sector reforms that place security forces under effective elected civilian leadership. Instead, it has prioritized improving security force efficiency through digital technology, thus minimizing civilian oversight. This study examines Thai security sector actors and the evolution of civil-military relations and general security sector reform in Thailand. It then analyzes two areas where security sector changes are being contemplated. The paper argues that the military’s long-entrenched political power will likely prevent any security sector reform facilitating civilian control from being implemented unless civilians acquiesce to military control over security sector reforms.
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Tepelena, Ikbale. "Fostering Security in Albania and the Eu’s Role in the Security Sector Reform." Interdisciplinary Journal of Research and Development 9, no. 4. S1 (2022): 95. http://dx.doi.org/10.56345/ijrdv9n4s113.

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In today’s world of complex and interdependent security challenges within and across borders, national security sectors need to adapt to fast-changing and unpredictable environments. Experience shows that an accountable, effective and inclusive security sector with full respect for human rights, including gender equality and the rule of law can effectively provide security to a State and its people, while at the same time promoting stability, trust and confidence in the OSCE area and beyond . It is important to first define what we mean by the security sector and security sector reform. The security sector is taken to mean all those organisations which have authority to use, or order the use of force, or threat of force, to protect the state and its citizens, as well as those civil structures that are responsible for their management and oversight. The security sector can therefore be viewed as forming three pillars: a) Groups with a mandate to wield the instruments of violence – military, paramilitaries and police forces; b) Institutions with a role in managing and monitoring the security sector – civilian ministries, parliaments and NGOs; and c) Bodies responsible for guaranteeing the rule of law – the judiciary, the penal system, human rights ombudsmen and, where these bodies are particularly weak, the international community . The overall aim of ‘Security Sector Reform’ is the transformation of security institutions so that they play an effective, legitimate and democratically accountable role in providing external and internal security for their citizens. Transformation of the security sector requires broad consultation and includes goals such as strengthening civilian control and oversight of the security sector; professionalisation of the security forces; demilitarisation and peace-building; and strengthening the rule of law . Security sector reform addresses security problems and tries to improve the situation through institutional reforms. Security and peace are seen as a public good. Society as a whole, as well as its individual members, benefits from an increase in security. Security sector reform must be understood as a broad concept, which also entails a more efficient use of scarce resources to improve security. It seeks to align the contributions of military, diplomatic, development and security actors. Democratic, civilian control over security forces is crucial for the provision of security in the interests of the population. Democratic decision-making requires transparency and accountability. Security sector reform is widely recognised as key to conflict prevention, peace-building, sustainable development and democratisation. 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 globalization.
 
 
 Received: 15 September 2022 / Accepted: 24 October 2022 / Published: 30 November 2022
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Hodes, Cyrus, and Mark Sedra. "Chapter Five: Security-Sector Reform." Adelphi Papers 47, no. 391 (2007): 51–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/05679320701737539.

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Uddin, M. Jashim. "Security Sector Reform in Bangladesh." South Asian Survey 16, no. 2 (2009): 209–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/097152310901600204.

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Mendelson-Forman, Johanna. "Security sector reform in Haiti." International Peacekeeping 13, no. 1 (2006): 14–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13533310500424629.

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Huber, Laura, and Sabrina Karim. "The internationalization of security sector gender reforms in post-conflict countries." Conflict Management and Peace Science 35, no. 3 (2017): 263–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0738894217696228.

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With the passing of several UN Security Council Resolutions related to Women, Peace and Security, gender balancing security sector reforms (SSR)—or policies that ensure the equal participation of women in the security sector—have received increased global attention over the past two decades. However, to date, there is no explanation for variation in their adoption. This paper examines the internationalization of SSR gender reform, arguing that the presence of a peacekeeping mission within a post-conflict country affects the state’s resources and political will to adopt gender balancing reforms. We explore the effect of multidimensional peacekeeping using an original dataset on SSR in post-conflict countries, the Security Sector Reform Dataset, from 1989 to 2012. We find that peacekeeping missions increase the probability that a state will adopt gender balancing reforms in SSR. As the first cross-national quantitative examination of gender balancing reforms, these findings also shed light on the conditions under which states adopt security sector reforms more generally.
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Oosterveld, Willem, and Renaud Galand. "Justice Reform, Security Sector Reform and Local Ownership." Hague Journal on the Rule of Law 4, no. 01 (2012): 194–209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1876404512000115.

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Onoma, Ato Kwamena. "Transition Regimes and Security Sector Reforms in Sierra Leone and Liberia." ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 656, no. 1 (2014): 136–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002716214545445.

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Why are some countries more successful at carrying out postconflict reconstruction programs than are others? Sierra Leone and Liberia have similar histories and suffered wars that were intimately linked. When the wars ended, foreign-backed efforts were undertaken to reform the security sector in each country. These reforms were more successful in Sierra Leone than in Liberia. This article argues that the diverging outcomes are explained by the extent to which postconflict regimes reflected the distribution of power on the ground in the two countries. Sierra Leone’s transition regime better reflected the distribution of power among forces on the ground, which led to a consultative approach to framing the reform program. The input of key local actors in policy formulation has made implementation of these reforms less difficult. In Liberia the transition regime was built on a repudiation of local power realities leading to a nonconsultative approach to reform that has severely compromised the implementation of reforms.
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Stercul, Natalia. "MODERNIZATION OF THE MOLDOVA’S SECURITY SYSTEM IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP: ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROBLEMS." Moldoscopie, no. 1(92) (June 2021): 60–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.52388/1812-2566.2021.1(92).06.

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The article analyses the national security system as an integral part of the state, which is exposed to modernization processes. The security sector reform paradigm is based on the principles of democratic control, transparency and good governance. The process of modernization of the Moldova’s security system aims to create secure environment, prevent security risks tha treats and rule of law. The last decade the Republic of Moldova in the framework of the Eastern Partnership has been working to achieve progress in security sector reform – a review of security legislation and national defense; institutional reform; consultations with EU on Common Security Defense Policy; cooperation with Europol, the European Center for Monitoring Drugs, the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO); elaboration measures in the context of reintegration process to putthe Transnistrian region in the legal field of the Republic of Moldova. The geopolitical factor has strong influence to the modernization process and reforms in the Republic of Moldova. The contradictions of geopolitical interests create additional difficulties and hinder the security sector reform.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Security Sector Reform"

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Telatin, Michela. "The development-security nexus and security sector reform." Thesis, University of Westminster, 2011. https://westminsterresearch.westminster.ac.uk/item/90095/the-development-security-nexus-and-security-sector-reform.

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The thesis investigates the link between development and security - the ‘development-security nexus’- which emerged during the 1990s, facilitated by the formulation of human development and human security. It examines how this development-security nexus has evolved over time and has influenced the interrelated significance of development and security for international relations. The thesis questions this interdependence and analyses the theory and practice that see development and security issues as reciprocally reinforcing each other, in particular through a set of policies called Security Sector Reform (SSR). The research includes three main areas of interest related to the different meanings of development and security focusing in particular on human development and human security; the various interpretations of the development-security nexus since the 1990s; and the analysis of how Security Sector Reform, publicised as development-security nexus policies, are designed to translate it into practice. The thesis argues that the nexus between development and security is under-theorised, and the originality of this research is to investigate the link between its theories and practices. The critical view of this thesis towards current dominant theoretical and operational orientations of the development-security nexus is based on an analysis of literature on Critical Security Studies, Post- Development, and Non-mainstream International Relations approaches. The thesis contributes to existing scholarship by unpacking the different meanings of development and security embedded in Security Sector Reform policies and reveals the need to contextualise the significance of their interlinkages within each policy scenario. In particular the three case studies on Defence Reform of Armenia, SSR Afghanistan and SSR Guinea-Bissau highlight respectively: 1) the novelty of concerns raised by SSR and the complexity to categorise concerns on security within a single, even if inclusive, policy discourse. 2) the need to go beyond the narrow view of a militarised view of security and its inadequacy to support the implementation of development objectives and 3) that the link between development and security is still very much dependent on a vision of security linked to the state’s armed forces, and of development which is focused on state security governance capacity.
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Nyamnjoh, Anye-Nkwenti. "Local ownership and democratic governance in security sector reform." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24924.

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Local ownership is a major component of what is considered best practice in contemporary peacebuilding. It seeks to reallocate authority between local and international actors in peacebuilding contexts. In its purest form, it requires that the design, implementation and evaluation of reform should be led by local actors. Therefore, under local ownership, external actors are circumscribed to a supporting role in post-conflict reconstruction. Local ownership is thus a critique of the tendency towards top-down internationally led peacebuilding reform. The primacy of local ownership is evident in its endorsement in both academic literature and policy documents. Underpinning the importance of local ownership is a set of normative claims. It is argued that local ownership produces reform that is more legitimate and sustainable, in addition to developing democratic governance as the foundation to a post-war regime. Subsequently, what scholarship on local ownership has sought to clarify is conceptual content, including the complex question of who is local. Furthermore, there have been different suggestions on how to operationalise local ownership, and more broadly how to bridge the prevailing gap between rhetoric and practice. What has not been sufficiently done is an empirical defence of these normative claims. For example, does the process of ownership actually result in the development of democratic governance? More importantly, are the outcomes of local ownership consistent with the broader liberal peacebuilding paradigm, especially the latter's democratic disposition? This gap in the literature, is the research problem driving this dissertation. This dissertation seeks to understand whether there is evidence of a positive relationship between local ownership and democratic governance within the broader liberal peacebuilding project. My guiding research question involves determining how essential local ownership is to the development of democratic governance. This relationship is explored though the lens of SSR as one of the pillars of peacebuilding. This is because the literature on local ownership has been developed most in this area. The relationship between democratic governance and SSR, specifically within the military, can be understood in terms of democratic control of the military. Democratic control is operationalised in this thesis as civilian control and oversight (executive, legislative and broader civil society). Taking this into consideration, there are two paths of investigation. Does the absence of ownership undermine democratic control of the military and does its presence develop it? Liberia and Sierra Leone are the case studies through which this question is explored. Comparatively, Liberia is meant to represent the absence of ownership while Sierra Leone demonstrates more substantive attempts at local ownership. Focusing on the reform of the military, I argue that the absence of local ownership undermined democratic governance in terms of civilian control and oversight in Liberia. The opposite is true in Sierra Leone. However, there is evidence that outcomes which develop democratic control and oversight of the military can result from activities were ownership is both present and absent. As such, local ownership of SSR is sufficient, but not necessary for the development of democratic governance within the military. That notwithstanding, local ownership is still of immense importance. Its importance resides in the production of reform that is more context specific and thus contextually relevant. Local ownership produces reform which the host country can understand and sustain, a claim that the existing literature attests to. In this way, local ownership is important in bridging the gap between the beneficiaries of security and the broader security architecture. While gains in democratic control of the military can be achieved where ownership is present or absent, the sustainability of these gains is intricately linked to local ownership. Local ownership may not be necessary for democratic governance in the military, but it is necessary for sustainable democratic governance, as well as reform rooted in contextual realities and the needs of the country undergoing reform.
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Duratovic, Aldin, and Simon Löfgren. "Security Sector Reform : Structural Reform of the Police force in Bosnia and Herzegovina." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SV, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-10881.

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This bachelor thesis is the result of a minor field study which took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The purpose of this bachelor thesis is to contribute to the understanding and improvement of Security Sector Reform (SSR), which could be explained as a process of reformation applied in post-conflict scenarios aimed at the military, police and/or judicial sector which might be an element of insecurity, particularly the police, and very particularly in post conflict scenarios where conflict resolution resulted in a divided police force, by using the BiH as a case study. We have used the theoretical framework/process of SSR and more specifically the part of SSR which touches upon police reform. However, SSR entails reformation of the security sector including military-, police- and judicial sectors, as mentioned our focus will be the police sector. This serving as a foundation for the thesis, we asked the following questions; Taking the point of departure in the Dayton Accords and its complex power sharing structure, which are the underlying factors/reasons why the Security Sector Reformation of the police force has been so problematic and why is there such inability to reach an agreement on this issue, especially in terms of structure? In terms of methodology, this is a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews in combination with previous research. Concluding remarks, progress has been made, however, the reformation of the police is to a large extent dependent on the political will not to do so, not much indicate a change related to this. The status of the BiH police force continues to be de-centralized in terms of structure due to the Dayton Accords which has still serves a fertile ground for the continuation of inefficiency, especially in terms of cooperation, information exchange, administrative issues, war-criminals within the police etc related to the different police forces.
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Noyes, Alexander Hale. "Securing reform? : post-election power sharing and security sector reform in Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Togo, 2006-2013." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2017. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:d49f7715-486e-444f-ada3-ac82ff96db0b.

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Power-sharing arrangements have become the default tool of international actors to resolve a vast range of conflicts worldwide, with a particular concentration in sub-Saharan Africa. Traditionally used to end high-intensity civil wars, recently power sharing has increasingly been used to terminate an array of lower-intensity conflicts, such as election-related violence in Togo in 2006 and Kenya and Zimbabwe in 2008. The thin but emerging scholarship on post-election power sharing is largely negative, maintaining that the model is unlikely to deliver the institutional reforms necessary to resolve the underlying roots of electoral conflicts. Yet the cases of Kenya, and, to a lesser extent, Togo, appear to complicate this narrative, suggesting that post-election power sharing may be able to deliver some key but thorny institutional reforms, such as security sector reform. While the power-sharing model continues to be used worldwide and security reform is widely identified by scholars and practitioners as critical to durable peace, the existing literature has generally ignored the potential link between the two. As such, this dissertation seeks to answer the following questions: Does post-election power sharing lead to security sector reform? Which causal factors are most important in shaping security reform outcomes under post-election power sharing, and through what processes or mechanisms? The two-step integrated theoretical framework presented here forwards a structured contingency approach, positing that a combination of long- and short-term domestic and international factors will drive or stymie reform of the security sector under post-election power sharing in democratizing countries. In short, the theory argues that two main longterm factors, the nature of civil-military relations and the character of external involvement, combined with two short-term mechanisms, the design of the political agreement and the type of political strategy deployed by the parties, will be the most important factors shaping security reform outcomes under post-election power sharing. I demonstrate that post-election power sharing plays a significant role in the causal process of security reform and can deliver some institutional reforms, under certain conditions. The dissertation uses the method of structured, focused comparison to build and apply the theoretical propositions to the cases of Kenya, Togo, and Zimbabwe. Using process tracing and the logic of most-similar comparisons, I conduct two sets of cross- and within-case comparisons, utilizing elite interviews as the primary tool for data collection. I conducted over 100 interviews with key decision-makers in my case countries—including former prime ministers, cabinet ministers, top political party leaders, senior security officials, and international stakeholders.
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Gourki, Carlvret Nathalie. "Security Sector Reform (SSR) : –a Study on Afghanistan’s Field Performances." Thesis, Växjö universitet, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-56482.

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Collins, Andrew Elliott Egerton. "Saving State-Building: EU Contributions to Security Sector Reform in Afghanistan." Thesis, University of Canterbury. National Centre for Research on Europe, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/6311.

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State failure represents one of the most pressing concerns for international security in the 21st century, and Afghanistan represents one of the most concerted efforts ever witnessed to address this phenomenon in a lasting and sustainable way. This thesis takes the position that part of the difficulty in finding a remedy for state failure relates to the contradictions and dilemmas inherent within the state-building enterprise itself. The trade-offs required by certain fundamental aspects of state-building must be better understood if they are to be effectively managed, and these trade-offs cannot be understood without critically analysing the basic assumptions of state-building. To come to grips with these assumptions in concrete terms, this paper examines the European Union’s involvement in Afghanistan as a case study to apply and develop the analytical framework of “dilemma analysis.” The first major goal of this research will be to outline the tensions within state-building, and to assess their usefulness for explaining some of the difficulties facing state-builders in general terms. The second goal will be to analyse the significance of the specific combination of dilemmas relevant to the case of Afghanistan, in order to show how those dilemmas interact with each other to constrain the EU’s options for effective state-building. The third goal is to identify ways in which the EU and the international community in general can benefit from dilemma analysis when conducting state-building interventions in the future.
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Edwards, Michael. "Building peace in Libya : UK assistance to foreign Security Sector Reform." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-32396.

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Security Sector Reform (SSR) has been established as a powerful tool in achieving sustainable peace in post-conflict countries, a belief which has strengthened since the events of September 11th 2001, and the subsequent war on terror which has seen both the UK and US heavily involved in peacebuilding operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan. However there is a concern that following these experiences, SSR has become little more than a process of building the military capacity of recipient countries in order to meet the immediate security needs of donor states. If this is true, then it could be interpreted as a regression in security thinking, where policy makers are focusing once again on state-centric notions of security as opposed to a new security thinking which considers the human security of all. This Master thesis seeks to investigate the current security thinking behind the United Kingdom’s policies with regard to assisting foreign states in their attempts at Security Sector Reform. Research, in the form of a qualitative content analysis within a case study, was conducted in order to gain an understanding of the UK’s overall assistance strategy in a real world context by identifying specific actions carried out by the UK as part of their involvement in the new Libyan Governments SSR process. These findings were then compared to an internationally recognised standard built on a holistic and long-term understanding of SSR in an analytical process in order to make interpretations and draw conclusions. In conclusion, the UK’s assistance strategy can be considered holistic and long-term; centred on building strategic influence within the new Libyan Governments security apparatus in order to effectively advocate the implementation of democratic reform and a human rights based approach to future SSR. However, that the UK is actively providing arms to Libya, despite the concerns of potentially fuelling conflict, leaves one to question how far new security thinking has really permeated British policy making.
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Ball, N. "Evaluation of the Conflict Prevention Pools: The Security Sector Reform Strategy." Department for International Development, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/3937.

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yes<br>P5. The evaluation was undertaken by Bradford University, Channel Research Ltd, the PARC & Associated Consultants. The GCPP Security Sector Reform (SSR) case study was carried out by Ms Nicole Ball who has conducted extensive fieldwork on SSR in a number of countries. This study was carried out through review of relevant documents, including the reports of geographic case studies undertaken for the evaluation, and interview of UK-based officials involved in SSR work. The UK-based interviews focused on several categories of stakeholders: members of the SSR Strategy Steering Group; members of the SSR Policy Committee; representatives of three main SSR Strategy instruments (DAT, GFN, Defence Diplomacy); representatives of the GCPP and ACPP; and officials currently working on or recently working on key geographic desks (Balkans, Indonesia, Uganda). P7. The GCPP SSR Case Study is one of six studies undertaken within the framework of the evaluation of the Conflict Prevention Pools. In accordance with the Terms of Reference (ToRs) and the Inception Report, the Evaluation placed maximum emphasis on the macro level: the policy processes in Whitehall by which decisions on allocations are made and implemented by the CPPs. Considerable attention has also been placed on the meso level: the degree to which CPP policies and activities in a given conflict, or given sector of conflict prevention policy such as SSR, form part of a coherent package of direct interventions by the international community and local actors to the problems of preventing large scale deadly conflicts. The micro-level of analysis (review of specific projects) confines itself largely to the way in which projects impact on the meso and macro levels. The Evaluation has not analysed systematically whether specific projects funded by the CPPs have been well managed and whether they have achieved their specific project goals. Single projects have been analysed to the extent that they reflect on the macro and meso levels. P8. The main findings of the evaluation, reflected in this Synthesis Report, are that the CPPs are doing significant work funding worthwhile activities that make positive contributions to effective conflict prevention, although it is far too early in the day to assess impact. The progress achieved through the CPP mechanisms is significant enough to justify their continuation.
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Denney, Lisa. "Thin security? : the challenge of engaging informal security actors in DFID's security sector reform programme in Sierra Leone." Thesis, Aberystwyth University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2160/2a246333-453e-4ee3-b714-7a53c3e9eeb7.

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The United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) has undertaken a highly innovative development strategy in Sierra Leone, reforming the security sector of the post-conflict state in order to ensure a stable environment in which investment and development can occur. Yet in doing so, DFID has not engaged with the actual locus of security provision in Sierra Leone and the effectiveness of reforms thus remains limited. This thesis seeks to understand why DFID has been unable to engage with informal security actors in its security sector reform (SSR) programme in Sierra Leone. Informal security actors are the dominant providers of policing and justice in Sierra Leone, with approximately 80 per cent of the population relying upon their services. Despite this, however, this thesis illustrates that DFID's bureaucratic and political nature produce particular understandings of security and the causes of war that focus overwhelmingly on state capacity and security provision. As a result, DFID engages with only state security providers and state failure aspects of the causes of war. Ultimately, this approach limits the ability of DFID's SSR programme to comprehensively address the causes of conflict and sustainably transform security provision in Sierra Leone. These limitations must be overcome if DFID is to remain at the forefront of SSR policy and practice.
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Robinson, C. D. "Where the state is not strong enough : what can army reconstruction tell us about change necessary to the OECD DAC SSR principles?" Thesis, Cranfield University, 2015. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9404.

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Post-conflict army reconstruction is an important element of security sector reform (SSR), tracing its origins to at least 1980, before the SSR concept itself was formulated. Reconstruction of security forces is an important element in wider postconflict reconstruction, and for political reasons, an army has almost always deemed necessary. Since 1998, SSR itself has been increasingly conceptualized, with principles for SSR having been laid down by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) since 2004. Yet SSR faces a host of philosophical and practical problems, perhaps the greatest being the gap between theory and practice (Chanaa's 'conceptual-contextual divide'). To make SSR efforts more successful, the underlying principles need to be revised and amended. Post-conflict army reconstruction experience since 1980, and associated academic study, military doctrine, and work by international organizations (particularly the OECD) can provide a basis for such revision. This thesis aims to survey post-conflict army reconstruction activities since 1980, draw overall lessons from that review and field study in Liberia, and propose amendments to the SSR principles on that basis.<br>© Cranfield University, 2011
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Books on the topic "Security Sector Reform"

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Valasek, Kristin, Megan Bastick, and Megan Bastick. Gender & security sector reform toolkit. DCAF, 2008.

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Institute for Autonomy and Governance. Security sector reform: Training manual. Institute for Autonomy & Governance, 2011.

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Megan, Bastick, Valasek Kristin, and Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces., eds. Gender & security sector reform tookit. DCAF, 2008.

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Bastick, Megan. Gender & security sector reform toolkit. Edited by International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women and Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces. DCAF, 2008.

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Sukadis, Beni. Journey of reform: Security sector reform in Indonesia. Edited by Lembaga Studi Pertahanan dan Studi Strategis Indonesia and Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces. Lembaga Studi Pertahanan dan Studi Strategis Indonesia, 2008.

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Beni, Sukadis, Hendra Eric, Lembaga Studi Pertahanan dan Studi Strategis Indonesia., and Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces., eds. Journey of reform: Security sector reform in Indonesia. Lembaga Studi Pertahanan dan Studi Strategis Indonesia, 2008.

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Hannah, Greg. Intelligence and security legislation for security sector reform. RAND Europe, 2005.

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Heiduk, Felix, ed. Security Sector Reform in Southeast Asia. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137365491.

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Varisco, Andrea Edoardo. Research in Security Sector Reform Policy. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58675-9.

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Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, ed. Local ownership and security sector reform. Lit, 2008.

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Book chapters on the topic "Security Sector Reform"

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Mutangadura-Yeswa, Chido S. "Security Sector Reform." In Routledge Handbook of Peacebuilding, 2nd ed. Routledge, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003293408-26.

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Arugay, Aries A. "Security Sector Reform." In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies. Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74319-6_283.

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Uesugi, Yuji. "Security Sector Reform." In Contemporary Peacemaking. Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82962-9_18.

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Arugay, Aries A. "Security Sector Reform." In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74336-3_283-1.

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Vreÿ, Francois, Michelle Nel, Henri Fouché, and Mark Blaine. "South Africa: Maritime Security Sector Reform." In Capacity Building for Maritime Security. Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50064-1_5.

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Kurtenbach, Sabine, and Nadine Ansorg. "Security Sector Reform After Armed Conflict." In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies. Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11795-5_3-1.

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Jackson, Paul. "Capacity Building and Security Sector Reform." In The Palgrave Handbook of Security, Risk and Intelligence. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53675-4_16.

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Schnabel, Albrecht. "Security sector reform and conflict prevention." In New Paths and Policies towards Conflict Prevention. Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003136996-13.

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Bastick, Megan. "Gender, Militaries and Security Sector Reform." In The Palgrave International Handbook of Gender and the Military. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51677-0_24.

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Kurtenbach, Sabine, and Nadine Ansorg. "Security Sector Reform After Armed Conflict." In The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies. Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77954-2_3.

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Conference papers on the topic "Security Sector Reform"

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Fazil Hamadi, Fazil. "Economic reform as a tool to diversify the Iraqi economy." In 11th International Conference of Economic and Administrative Reform: Necessities and Challenges. University of Human Development, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21928/icearnc/35.

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Many countries have followed economic reform policies as a result of the debt problem in 1982. Many countries have shifted from a planned economy towards a free economy by following economic reform programs with the help of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Iraq introduced some aspects of economic reform in the nineties of the last century. But without the intervention of any of the two international institutions, and these reforms were very simple, but the political change in (2003) and the rise in foreign debts on Iraq as a result of wars and economic siege led Iraq to follow economic reform programs with the help of the two international organizations in (2004), now and after ( 18) years to follow these policies, Iraq still did not achieve the desired goals of these reforms, especially with regard to economic diversification, so the study’s goal came to show the reasons that led to the failure of economic reforms to achieve their goals with regard to diversifying the Iraqi economy and what are the measures that must be taken to solve this is the problem. The study assumed that the main reason for not achieving economic diversification is the incorrect application of economic reform policies and the failure to benefit from its returns in improving the structure of the economy. The study used the analytical method by analyzing the data of the oil and non-oil economic sectors and the extent of their contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP), public revenues and exports. The study reached conclusions, the most important of which is that one of the reasons for the lack of economic diversification is the weakness of internal security and the lack of attention to infrastructure, especially in the agricultural sector, which led to high production costs and thus the exit of many producers from the production cycle and their search for government jobs with high returns for them if compared to the returns of their products of high cost. As for the most important proposals, they are concerned with providing internal security in Iraq by providing opportunities for workers in the private sector by encouraging the private sector to produce by creating a spirit of competition between private sector companies by licensing the public sector to carry out privatization processes and leaving the private sector to produce with higher efficiency. These measures are enough to achieve economic diversification and work to reduce prices and improve production technology.
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Fazil Hamadi, Fazil. "Economic reform as a tool to diversify the Iraqi economy." In 11th International Conference of Economic and Administrative Reform: Necessities and Challenges. University of Human Development, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21928/uhdicearnc/35.

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Many countries have followed economic reform policies as a result of the debt problem in 1982. Many countries have shifted from a planned economy towards a free economy by following economic reform programs with the help of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Iraq introduced some aspects of economic reform in the nineties of the last century. But without the intervention of any of the two international institutions, and these reforms were very simple, but the political change in (2003) and the rise in foreign debts on Iraq as a result of wars and economic siege led Iraq to follow economic reform programs with the help of the two international organizations in (2004), now and after ( 18) years to follow these policies, Iraq still did not achieve the desired goals of these reforms, especially with regard to economic diversification, so the study’s goal came to show the reasons that led to the failure of economic reforms to achieve their goals with regard to diversifying the Iraqi economy and what are the measures that must be taken to solve this is the problem. The study assumed that the main reason for not achieving economic diversification is the incorrect application of economic reform policies and the failure to benefit from its returns in improving the structure of the economy. The study used the analytical method by analyzing the data of the oil and non-oil economic sectors and the extent of their contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP), public revenues and exports. The study reached conclusions, the most important of which is that one of the reasons for the lack of economic diversification is the weakness of internal security and the lack of attention to infrastructure, especially in the agricultural sector, which led to high production costs and thus the exit of many producers from the production cycle and their search for government jobs with high returns for them if compared to the returns of their products of high cost. As for the most important proposals, they are concerned with providing internal security in Iraq by providing opportunities for workers in the private sector by encouraging the private sector to produce by creating a spirit of competition between private sector companies by licensing the public sector to carry out privatization processes and leaving the private sector to produce with higher efficiency. These measures are enough to achieve economic diversification and work to reduce prices and improve production technology.
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Platon, Nicolae, and Tatiana Vieru. "The Reform Of The Energy Sector In The Republic Of Moldova." In 27th International Scientific Conference “Competitiveness and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy”. Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.53486/cike2023.18.

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In economies in transition, including the Republic of Moldova, the reform of the energy sector should be carried out as quickly as possible, since this is a prerequisite for enhancing the country's energy security, as well as for integrating the internal energy market with the European one. It is obvious that one cannot imagine a modern, evolving economy without an efficient energy sector, that is capable of providing and sustaining with energy resources different sectors of the economy, alongside with areas related to social development. The major current problems that the energy sector is facing today include: supply, network losses, inefficiencies of the energy market, environmental impact, poor sources of investments, thus, making the sector unsustainable; and this is largely due to absence of an adequate institutional framework. In addition, all mentioned above is aggravated by complexity and difficulty of the problem related to inclusion of our country into Energy Package IV, which envisions the reform of the sector applying standards of the European Union aimed at overcoming obstacles caused by the economic and financial crisis that we are going through. Therefore, enhancement of the quality and security of the energy sector can only be achieved if restructured energy industries rest on a stable and sustainable financial foundation.Through this research, the authors set the following objective: identification of problems and offering viable solutions regarding the reform of the energy sector of the country using best European practices.
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Platon, Nicolae, and Tatiana Vieru. "Sustainability and competitiveness of the energy sector of the Republic of Moldova." In Conferinta stiintifica internationala "Strategii si politici de management in economia contemporana", editia VII. Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.53486/icspm2022.04.

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In order to fulfill the intention to relaunch economic growth and competitiveness, the Republic of Moldova needs access to energy resources at acceptable prices, amid the global increase in prices for these resources. At the moment, the energy situation of the Republic of Moldova is determined not only by the energy crisis in Europe but also by the evolutions during the transition period, as well as by the overall economic and social situation of the country in the last thirty years and a bad management in the energy field. Attempts to reform the energy sector in line with EU trends are hampered by a number of different factors that reduce the effectiveness of the measures taken, jeopardizing security of energy supply. Based on the above, this article has been prepared in order to highlight the problems but also the potential for the development of the country's energy sector, aiming its modernization.
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Bahçe, Serdal, Altuğ Murat Köktas, and Deniz Abukan. "Health Care Reform and Household Welfare: Health Transformation Programme in Turkey." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c04.00718.

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We assessed the health care reform and its effects on household’s welfare such as access to health care and household economic burden. We used descriptive analysis on 2002-2011 Ministry of Health and OECD Health Statistics. The main result is about using health care. Access to health care increased after health care reform in Turkey. Number of applications to health care service server and its units rose. On the other hand, financial burden of health care on household’s budget decreased number of applications. The main result percentage of not consulting a specialist even needed to consult a specialist but did not during the past 12 months is %4.9 in 2003 and %19.9 in 2010. To improve health care access, policy makers should improve public sector provision of health care, increase social security benefit packages and protect poor and vulnerable.
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Gavrilova, N. G. "Digital technologies in african agriculture." In Растениеводство и луговодство. Тимирязевская сельскохозяйственная академия, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26897/978-5-9675-1762-4-2020-123.

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The inability of African states to provide sufficient food to their populations is due to low levels of agricultural productivity. To achieve food security, it is necessary to carry out agricultural transformation, i.e. a structural reform of the agricultural sector, which entails a widespread introduction and use of innovations. In some African countries, digital technologies are already being introduced, such as mobile information services for farmers, early warning systems for hunger or disasters, warehouse receipt systems, etc. The main reasons for the lack of implementation of agricultural innovations in Africa include scarce funding, the low educational level of producers, underdeveloped infrastructure, limited access to information about new technologies, etc.
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Cernit, Rodica. "Strengthening the activity of the national insurance sector and development trends." In International Scientific Conference “30 Years of Economic Reforms in the Republic of Moldova: Economic Progress via Innovation and Competitiveness”. Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.53486/9789975155663.48.

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The insurance sector, as a specific branch of the economy, plays an important role in the risk management process and directly influences the level of security of businesses and citizens at risk, caused by unfavorable random events, the production of which can cause significant damage. With the development of society, the issue of protection against damage and calamities has become increasingly relevant. In this context, insurance is an important way to minimize and cover damages, providing security to insured persons to resume their activity and which requires permanent development. The digitalization trend of the insurance activity will serve as an opportunity for the development of this sector.
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Sudar, Srna, and Aleksandar Ivanov. "STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION OF MONTENEGRO IN THE SCINETIFIC FILEDS RELATED TO EU CHAPTER 27 - ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE." In SECURITY HORIZONS. Faculty of Security- Skopje, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.20544/icp.11.01.20.p32.

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Environmental protection and the accompanying sustainable development, as one of the most important segments of society globally, require the efforts and inputs from all segments and actors in society. In addition, the EU accession process in the field of environment, Chapter 27 – Environment and Climate Change is the most complex area in the process of European integration. Montenegro as an accession country needs to ensure adequate strong structure and human resources for the demanding reform processes underlying the harmonization and integration into the democratic European society. To fulfill the sustainable development principles and ensure sustainable development of the country’s economy and its declaration as an ecological state, Montenegro’s educational system plays a crucial role in shaping and creating the human resources needed to transform and reform development, which ensures quality living conditions and protection of natural resources. Analyses of student population structure and enrollment in study programs pertaining toward environmental protection and Chapter 27 sectors at the public University of Montenegro provide insights in the current trends and the gaps that should be tackled in order to support the country’s economy and reform processes to benefit people and nature. 76 Key words: environment, education, development, student, higher education enrollment, EU, Chapter 27, accession, reform
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Malis Sazdovska, Marina. "PROTECTION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE – A CHALLENGE FOR THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA." In SECURITY HORIZONS. Faculty of Security- Skopje, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.20544/icp.8.1.23.p05.

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The protection of the critical infrastructure is vital in the functioning of states. The critical infrastructure can be evaluated as a complex and vital entity which refers to the industrial sector, communication systems, energy sector, transportation, healthcare, and many other sectors. But if there is an interruption in the functioning of some of these vital functions of the state, a serious destabilization can occur, with a negative impact on the economy, security, health, communications, energy stability, etc. The author of the paper analyzes the current situation of the protection of the critical infrastructure in the Republic of North Macedonia, the proposed legal solutions, as well as the activities that the competent authorities and working groups undertake to regulate this matter. Critical infrastructure risk factors, risks, and threats are also analyzed, and there is a case study of the country's forest fires. Keywords: critical infrastructure, risks, threats, etc.
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Ciobanu, Rodica. "The risks are ubiquitous - security must be in here and now." In Conferința științifică națională cu participare internațională "Integrare prin cercetare și inovare", dedicată Zilei Internaționale a Științei pentru Pace și Dezvoltare. Moldova State University, 2025. https://doi.org/10.59295/spd2024j.19.

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The paper outlines the roadmap concept for joint research on the constants of ensuring the individual’s security in times of transitions and social reform by determining the standards to increase the effectiveness of national security mechanisms. In order to explain the research milestones, relevant topical issues of current security challenges and vulnerabilities are referred to. At the same time, the focus is placed towards the individual’s security, to provide a long-term boost of cross-sectoral research into the adjustment processes of the national regulatory framework to the European one, and how security guarantees would facilitate the increase of the nexus between citizens and authorities. Consequently, using a diversified methodology, it aims to: - define security standards in line with the individual’s needs to forecast the security risks; - define indicators to guarantee an adequate security environment or security balance; - define the interactions that will increase the effectiveness of the protection and security mechanisms.
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Reports on the topic "Security Sector Reform"

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Tapela, Peter P. Civil-Military Relations: The Forgotten Foundation of Security Sector Reform. Defense Technical Information Center, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada561965.

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Moores, Charles C. Preventing War: Special Operations Engagement in Support of Security Sector Reform. Defense Technical Information Center, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada614164.

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Thomas, Jakana. Gendered Security Sector Reform: What Can We Learn from Women’s Participation in Community-Based Armed Groups? RESOLVE Network, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37805/pn2022.1.cbags.

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West African women are frequently absent from discussions of community security, despite their substantial contributions to local defense. Women are often viewed primarily as beneficiaries of attempts to reduce local violence, such that their roles in community-based security are typically overlooked. Yet women’s participation in CBAGs holds important implications for the national security of conflict-affected states. Understanding women’s participation in community-based armed groups matters for successful demobilization, disarmament, and reintegration programs and for states’ implementation of the global Women, Peace, and Security agenda, particularly gendered security sector reform. That women have been active—and in some cases instrumental— in establishing and maintaining local security can serve as a point of reference for states seeking to integrate more women into security institutions. Moreover, since CBAG politics are often governed by local norms and practices, understanding how women have become integrated into these local security structures can suggest means of achieving gendered security sector reform that are consistent with and respectful of local customs. This policy note briefly outlines and expounds upon some of the main insights of the author’s recent study on women’s participation in West African CBAGs. It proposes a set of considerations for states and stakeholders to structure efforts around gendered security sector reform.
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Armstrong, Nicholas J., Jacqueline Chura-Beaver, and Isaac Kfir. Security Sector Reform in Timor-Leste: Missed Opportunities and Hard Lessons in Empowering the Host-Nation. Defense Technical Information Center, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada568682.

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Kelly, Luke. Evidence on the Role of Civil Society in Security and Justice Reform. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2022.031.

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This rapid review focuses on the role of civil society in SSR in several contexts. It finds that donor driven SSR is seen to have failed to include civil society, and that such efforts have been focused on training and equipping security forces. However, in some contexts, donors have been able to successfully develop civil society capacity or engage civil society groups in reforms, as in Sierra Leone. There are also several examples of security and justice reforms undertaken by local popular movements as part of regime change, namely Ethiopia and South Africa. In other contexts, such as Indonesia, the role of civil society has led to partial successes from which lessons can be drawn. The theoretical and empirical literature attributes several potential roles to civil society in SSR. These include making security and justice institutions accountable, mobilising a range of social groups for reform, publicising abuses and advocating for reform, offering technical expertise, and improving security-citizen relations. The literature also points to the inherent difficulties in implementing SSR, namely the entrenched nature of most security systems. The literature emphasises that security sector reform is a political process, as authoritarian or predatory security systems are usually backed by powerful, skilled and tenacious vested interests. Dislodging them from power therefore requires significant political will – civil society can be one part of this. The evidence base for the topic is relatively thin. While there is much literature on the theory of SSR from a donor perspective, there are fewer empirical studies. Moreover, scholars have identified relatively few successful examples of SSR. The role of civil society is found to be greater in more economically developed countries, meaning there is less discussion of the role of civil society in many African SSR contexts, for example (except to note its absence). In addition, most research discusses the role of civil society alongside that of other actors such as donors, security services or political elites, limiting analysis of the specific role of civil society.
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Bérgolo, Marcelo, and Guillermo Cruces. Labor Informality and the Incentive Effects of Social Security: Evidence from a Health Reform in Uruguay. Inter-American Development Bank, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011359.

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This paper studies the incentive effects of social security benefits on labor market informality following a policy reform in Uruguay. The reform extended health benefits to dependent children of private sector salaried workers, and thus altered the incentive structure of holding formal jobs within the household. The identification strategy of the reform¿s effects relies on a comparison between workers with children (affected by the reform) and those without children (unaffected by the reform). Difference in differences estimates indicate a substantial effect of this expansion of coverage on informality rates, which fell significantly by about 1.3 percentage points (a 5 percent change) among workers in the treatment group with respect to those in the control group. The evidence also indicates that individuals within households jointly optimized their allocation of labor to the formal and informal sector. Workers responded to the increased incentives for only one member of the household to work in the formal sector. These findings provide evidence of the relevant and substantial incentive effects of social security benefits on the allocation of employment.
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van der Lijn, Jaïr, Gretchen Baldwin, Romain Malejacq, et al. Assessing the Effectiveness of European Union Civilian CSDP Missions Involved in Security Sector Reform: The Cases of Afghanistan, Mali and Niger. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.55163/hoer2676.

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The European Union (EU) has deployed a wide variety of civilian missions that have sought to advise, train and build the capacity of internal security sectors in host coun­tries as part of its civilian Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). These mis­sions constitute integral parts of broader international programmes of Security Sector Reform (SSR) in conflict-affected countries. Their strategic objective is to con­tribute to the development of a civilian security sector that is efficient and accountable, and enjoys the trust of the public. This report looks at three case studies: EUPOL Afghanistan (2007–2016), EUCAP Sahel Mali (2014–) and EUCAP Sahel Niger (2012–2024). All three have engaged in civil­ian SSR activities amid ongoing armed conflict, and operated in broader national and international counterinsurgency contexts. Each case study reflects on the key research question: ‘What contributions have EU civilian CSDP missions involved in SSR made to durable peace?’
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Moraes, Juan Andrés, Carlos Fernández, Constanza Moreira, Fernando Filgueira, and Carlos Filgueira. Political Environments, Sector-Specific Configurations, and Strategic Devices: Understanding Institutional Reform in Uruguay. Inter-American Development Bank, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011291.

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This paper argues for a multi-level explanatory model for understanding institutional reform. Using the case of Uruguay, the authors seek to show how a changed political environment combined with sector- specific configurations and political strategies of reformist leaders allowed for successful institutional reform. More specifically, the authors present that the dynamics of electoral politics and political learning are the clues that explain how the dynamics of cooperation and conflict in the political system in Uruguay moved from free rider behavior, to opposition restraint and finally to cooperative reformism thus enabling institutional reform. Furthermore, for the three cases of reform, technical accumulation and precise diagnosis, the power of administrative and beneficiaries corporations, the perception of the population regarding the quality of services and benefits, and the effects of the institutional diseases on the country as a whole appear as critical factors accounting for the intensity of the reformist impulse. Finally, the authors show how changes in the broad political environment were capitalized in social security and education and not in health and why.
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Samaniego de la Parra, Brenda, Andrea Otero-Cortés, and Leonardo Fabio Morales. The Labor Market Effects of Part-Time Contributions to Social Security: Evidence from Colombia. Banco de la República, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.32468/dtseru.302.

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In 2014, Colombia implemented a policy that added flexibilization to labor contracts for part-time workers that reduced the quasi-fixed costs of employing formal workers. We find that the reform increased the probability of entering the formal sector within the targeted population: low-wage, part-time workers. We use administrative employer-employee matched data and leverage variation across cities and industries in demand for part-time work before the reform. We find that, after the tax reform, the change in the total number of formal workers is 6 percentage points higher at firms that use the new contracts relative to their counterparts that choose not to hire low-wage, formal, part-time workers under the new tax form. Mean daily wages temporarily declined after the reform.
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Baudais, Virginie, Annelies Hickendorff, Jaïr van der Lijn, Igor Acko, Souleymane Maiga, and Hussein Yusuf Ali. EU Military Training Missions: A Synthesis Report. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.55163/lfle9658.

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This paper draws overarching conclusions based on a synthesis of previously published case studies that examined the impact of EU military training missions (EUTMs) in Somalia (EUTM Somalia, 2010–), Mali (EUTM Mali, 2013–), the Central African Republic (CAR) (EUTM RCA, 2016–). It concludes that EUTMs are relevant niche operations. Despite difficult circumstances beyond the control of the missions, EUTM training and advisory efforts have increased the effectiveness of partner armed forces. While these gains have been marginal in CAR and Somalia, they have been a bit more pronounced in Mali. Yet, broader security sector reform and defence sector reform efforts to improve the accountability and governance of defence and security sectors have become bogged down. The main challenge is that EUTMs are generally mandated to implement largely technical and tactical agendas in contexts where the ongoing armed conflict and the politics of the security sector are not conducive to building professional national security forces. As a consequence EUTMs find themselves caught up in interlinked and partially overlapping dilemmas. This study concludes with seven partly overlapping recommendations to EU member states and to EUTMs to address the main limitations that are restricting the impact of the missions.
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