Reforma al Sector Seguridad Después de la Guerra: lo que se Sabe y lo que se Desconoce de los Casos Alrededor del Mundo
Sabine Kurtenbach / Nadine Ansorg
Reforma al Sector Seguridad Después de la Guerra: lo que se Sabe y lo que se Desconoce de los Casos Alrededor del Mundo
Documentos de Trabajo | 2022
Abstract
Reforms of security sector institutions (SSR) are often crucial elements of international support for peacebuilding and democratisation. Although there is no general definition of SSR, it includes demobilisation processes of ex-combatants, mandate and personnel reforms in the police, armed forces and judicial sector. A comprehensive vision of security governance reforms is important as long as these reforms go beyond ending a civil war and are directed towards reducing various manifestations of violence and towards citizen security. The paper introduces the international debate on SSR, presents experiences from different regions and promotes a new approach - SSR at the intersection of state and society. External actors can support SSR processes, but should not impose one-size-fits-all reforms. The success of far-reaching reforms depends on strategies tailored to specific contexts. This means including functional equivalents (e.g. traditional authorities), as long as they are guided by human rights. Ethnic minorities and women must also be included, both in the design and in the institutions themselves.
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Security Sector Reform (SSR) is commonly defined as changes in the structure and conduct of those state institutions responsible for the prosecution and punishment of non-legal manifestations of violence: the military, police, and judiciary. Scholars and practitioners alike thereby see the process of SSR as one of the most vital elements for creating a stable post-war peace. The project investigates the conditions for this process. DFG, 2016-2020
Replication Data for Article: Ansorg, Nadine, Felix Haass, and Julia Strasheim (2016), Police Reforms in Peace Agreements, 1975-2011: Introducing the PRPA Dataset, in: Journal of Peace Research…
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Replication Data for Article: Haass, Felix, and Nadine Ansorg (2018), Better peacekeepers, better protection? Troop quality of United Nations peace operations and violence against civilians…
Security Sector Reform (SSR) is commonly defined as changes in the structure and conduct of those state institutions responsible for the prosecution and punishment of non-legal manifestations of violence: the military, police, and judiciary. Scholars and practitioners alike thereby see the process of SSR as one of the most vital elements for creating a stable post-war peace. The project investigates the conditions for this process. DFG, 2016-2020
Replication Data for Article: Ansorg, Nadine, Felix Haass, and Julia Strasheim (2016), Police Reforms in Peace Agreements, 1975-2011: Introducing the PRPA Dataset, in: Journal of Peace Research…
How is security provided in turbulent times and how does this affect the relationship between democracy and security? The proposed research training group examines fundamental reconfigurations of the relationship between security and democracy against the backdrop of growing political and societal polarisation, the advent of new digital technologies and the rescaling of security to arenas below and beyond the state. Landesforschungsförderung Hamburg, 2021-2023
Replication Data for Article: Haass, Felix, and Nadine Ansorg (2018), Better peacekeepers, better protection? Troop quality of United Nations peace operations and violence against civilians…
Security Sector Reform (SSR) is commonly defined as changes in the structure and conduct of those state institutions responsible for the prosecution and punishment of non-legal manifestations of violence: the military, police, and judiciary. Scholars and practitioners alike thereby see the process of SSR as one of the most vital elements for creating a stable post-war peace. The project investigates the conditions for this process. DFG, 2016-2020
Replication Data for Article: Ansorg, Nadine, Felix Haass, and Julia Strasheim (2016), Police Reforms in Peace Agreements, 1975-2011: Introducing the PRPA Dataset, in: Journal of Peace Research…