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Public Oversight of the Security Sector: A Handbook for Civil Society Organizations

Summary How can civil society organisations (CSOs) ensure accountability and transparency in the security sector? Whilst CSOs have facilitated security sector reform in transition and post-conflict states, much of their potential remains untapped. This UNDP handbook provides guidance on how CSOs can plan, structure and implement activities to support public oversight of the security sector….

No standing, few prospects: How peace is failing South Sudanese female combatants and WAAFG

The contributions of South Sudanese women associated with armed forces during the 22-year Sudanese civil war (1983-2005) remain unrecognised and undocumented. This brief, published by the Small Arms Survey, reviews women’s involvement in the conflict and the lack of official recognition of women in post-conflict programmes. The Government of South Sudan (GoSS) and United Nations’…

Peace versus Justice: Creating Rights as well as Order out of Chaos

HURST HANNUM While ‘peace’ and ‘justice’ advocates share ultimate goals, the short-term concerns and strategies of practitioners in the two fields may differ dramatically. The potential contradictions of pursuing peace and justice are a particular challenge in the context of large-scale conflict, whether internal or international. Both mediators and human rights advocates could use more…

Prevention of Violent Conflict: Tasks and Challenges for the United Nations

How can the United Nations play a more effective role in preventing violent conflict? This article from Global Governance analyses the UN’s track record and potential role in regard to operational, structural and systemic conflict prevention activities. The UN has had limited effectiveness in implementing conflict prevention programmes, but shows greater potential as a norm…

Report on the Security Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean

Produced by: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Chile (FLACSO-Chile) FLACSO Printed in the UK by the University of Birmingham © FLACSO, 2007 First published August 2007 English translation printed May 2008Pages: 202 Electronic size: 1.53 MB Download full version in pdf format here.

Topic Guide: Security and development

Crime and policing A fundamental development aim must be to protect poor people from violence and intimidation, and to secure their personal property. This requires effective state and non-state policing, as well as crime prevention and victim support initiatives. Current research emphasises citizen-centred approaches and service delivery in contrast to traditional ‘law enforcement’ approaches. Cooperation…

Topic Guide: SSR in the Arab Middle East

This regional guide by Abdurrahman al-Shayyal and Shiv Bakrania provides an introduction to literature on security sector reform (SSR) in the Arab Middle East. The Arab Middle East is perhaps the most understudied area in SSR literature. This guide highlights key regional texts and resources that cut across a number of different security sectors and…

Negotiating Disarmament: Strategies for Tackling Weapons and Violence in Peace Process

What is the most effective way of tackling violence and weapons issues in peace processes? This Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue report consists of four articles which put forward recommendations on how to deal with such issues when negotiating a peace agreement. The importance of understanding the local context, ensuring sustainable reintegration and dealing with arms…

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