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Topic and Regional Guides
Topic guides provide an overview of specific SSR themes, with links to key literature in their respective areas. They aim to present concise, relevant and easily accessible information for policymakers and SSR practitioners. Some of the topic guides focus on SSR issues within particular regions. Regional Guides provide an overview of SSR information – including…
Case Studies
From September 2007 until April 2009, GFN-SSR ran a set of country-specific case studies in ssrbulletin. Every month, a different country undergoing security sector reform was addressed. As well as being accessible via each month’s pdf format newsletter, the case studies can also be viewed in a html format to facilitate rapid access to the…
Topic Guide: SSR in Latin America and the Caribbean
This regional guide by Paul Beckitt and Shiv Bakrania provides an introduction to literature on security sector reform (SSR) in Latin America and the Caribbean. It highlights key regional texts and resources that cut across a number of security sectors and countries. Because of the size of the region, several broadly representative country case studies…
About
What we do GFN-SSR offers a variety of services including: Information Sharing, through the website and various seminars, meetings and events Networking and supporting the creation and development of regional networks, enabling local voices to be heard in international policy making Research, through a helpdesk for policymakers and the managing of larger-scale research projects Training…
SSR Case Study: SSR in Kosovo
SSR in Kosovo Useful links for SSR in Kosovo GFN-SSR Document Library
ssrbulletin
GFN-SSR used to publish the monthly multi-lingual newsletter ssrbulletin. This kept people up-to-date with SSR activities around the world, including: reviews of recent SSR activities / events a country / region / topic-specific SSR case study a preview of upcoming SSR related events and how to participate in them an overview of SSR publications that…
Security Sector Reform Publications
As well as summarising and linking to other organisations’ publications in the Document Library, GFN-SSR also publishes our own documents, and distributes and hosts electronic and hardcopies of documents for other organisations. GFN-SSR Publications contains documents either written and published by GFN-SSR, or edited and published by GFN-SSR. GFN-SSR ssrbulletin is an electronic newsletter designed…
Case Study: SSR in Nepal
This month’s case study takes a brief look at SSR in Nepal, focusing on a Saferworld policing project in the country. At a glance Saferworld: In Nepal, the public’s expectations of policing are changing SSR in Nepal documents review Useful weblinks for Nepal
SSR Case Study: SSR in South America
Report on the Security Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean Useful links for organistaions working in the South American SSR field GFN-SSR Document Library
Background
The Global Facilitation Network for Security Sector Reform (GFN-SSR) is funded by the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) The University of Birmingham, led by its International Development Department (IDD) and Centre for the Studies of Security and Diplomacy (CSSD), has been managing GFN-SSR since July 2006. To contact us, click here.
