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OECD/DAC Handbook on Security System Reform – Supporting Security and Justice
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A Beginner's Guide to Security Sector Reform (SSR)
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This GFN-SSR guide serves as an introduction to SSR and suggests some key sources for further reading.
This is the revised version of the guide and includes references to the recently published OECD DAC Handbook on Security System Reform: supporting security and justice – currently the only international set of principles laid down to guide SSR programming. It also includes a number of new sections and literature references.
Key questions addressed by the guide include:
- What is SSR and how is it defined?
- How has SSR developed as part of the International Development agenda?
- What are the core principles and areas of engagement?
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- Accountability /
Transparency - Border management
- Civil Society
- Disarmament, Demobilisation
& Reintegration - Financial management
- Gender issues
- Human security
- Intelligence
- International assistance
- Military / Soldiers
- Non-state actors
- Poverty
- Education /
Training - Project sustainability
- Religion
- Safety, Security and
Access to Justice - Small Arms &
Light Weapons - Social exclusion
- Statebuilding /
Governance - Violent conflict
Document Library
Media in Security and Governance: The Role of the News Media in Security.. More
Security Sector Reform in the Gulf.. More
Post-Conflict Peacebuilding in Liberia.. More
Topic Guides
Civil Society & Security: The term ‘civil society’ is generally understood to encompass areas of activity that take place outside of both the state and the market... More
Helpdesk Reports
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GFN-SSR has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with DCAF. This is supported by an annual workplan outlining particular activities for cooperation and areas for information exchange.
GFN-SSR works closely with our sister project, the GSDRC, which specialises in information and resources on specific governance and social development issues.
