At a time when the United States, Canada and their coalition partners are re-evaluating their roles and exit strategies in Afghanistan and other broken states, this book provides a crucial understanding of the complexities of reforming and transforming the security and justice architecture of the state. Written by leading international practitioners in the security sector reform (SSR) field, it offers valuable insight into what has worked, what has not and the lessons that can be drawn in development, security and state building for the future.
With a Foreword by Clare Short, former UK Secretary of State for International Development who coined the phrase “security sector reform,” this book is essential reading for policy makers, practitioners and scholars who need insight into the concept of SSR and the realities of its implementation on the ground.
To reach a growing number or readers, CIGI is releasing The Future of Security Sector Reform exclusively online. This book is available for free as a PDF and can be purchased in ebook format for eReader device, tablet, smartphone or computer.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword Clare Short
Introduction: The Future of Security Sector Reform Mark Sedra
Part One: The Origins and Evolution of the SSR Concept
1 The Evolution of the Security Sector Reform Agenda Nicole Ball
2 Why Is SSR Important? A United Nations Perspective Adedeji Ebo and Kristiana Powell
3 The “Global War on Terrorism” and Its Implications for US Security Sector Reform Support Jake Sherman
4 Security Sector Reform, the European Way Peter Albrecht, Finn Stepputat and Louise Andersen
5 Less Post-Conflict, Less Whole of Government and More Geopolitics? Luc van de Goor and Erwin van Veen
6 Towards Second Generation Security Sector Reform Mark Sedra
Part Two: From Concept to Context: Implementing SSR
7 SSR and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: The Armed Wing of State Building? Paul Jackson
8 Breathing Room: Interim Stabilization and Security Sector Reform in the Post-war Period Mark Downes and Robert Muggah
9 Stabilization Operations and Post-conflict Security Sector Reform: Strange Bedfellows or Close Allies? Ann Fitz-Gerald
10 Justice Sector Development Assistance in Post-Conflict Countries In Search of Strategy Kirsti Samuels
11 Learning the Hard Way: Implementing SSR in Africa’s Post-Authoritarian States Alice Hills
12 Following the Yellow Brick Road? Current and Future Challenges for Security Sector Reform in Africa Lauren Hutton
13 The Future Is Non-State Bruce Baker
Part Three: Challenges to Implementation
14 Security Sector Reform and the Challenges of Ownership Eirin Mobekk
15 Civil Society and the Future of Security Sector Reform Marina Caparini
16 Just Add Gender? Challenges to Meaningful Integration of Gender in SSR Policy and Practice Jennifer Erin Salahub and Krista Nerland
17 Securing Human Rights: Shifting the Security Sector Reform Paradigm Nicholas Galletti and Michael Wodzicki
18 The Financial Dimension of Security Sector Reform William A. Byrd
19 The Role of the Private Sector in Security Sector Reform Alex Martin and Peter Wilson
20 Scaling the Hurdle or Muddling through Coordination and Sequencing Implementation of Security Sector Reform in Africa Jeffrey Isima
