This regional guide by Karla Mae Pabelina and Shiv Bakrania provides an introduction to literature on security sector reform (SSR) in Southeast Asia. It highlights key issues and priority documents, and identifies relevant regional and country texts that cover a number of security sectors. Whilst not exhaustive, this guide provides an indication of the growing…
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
An assessment of existing literature and evidence Authors: Olawake Ismail Dylan Hendrickson Printed in the UK by the University of Birmingham, 2009 Prepared for DFID on behalf of GFN-SSR
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Weapons reduction and disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration High levels of armed violence in both conflict-affected and ostensibly peaceful societies are often a sign of a weak security sector. In countries where the government cannot provide security for the population, recourse to arms is widespread. In these cases, violence can become a way of life and…
At a glance Organisations in Sudan GFN-SSR Document Summaries
Summary Does community policing work in Latin America? What can be learned from experiences of community policing in Mexico City? This paper analyses the experiences of community policing in Mexico City since 2006, and critiques the theory and practice of the approach applied to Latin American countries. Community policing is widely promoted as beneficial to…
Security sector (SS) spending in Sierra Leone needs to be integrated into all aspects of the country’s public finance management (PFM) system. This report, authored by Peter Middlebrook and Sharon Miller, was commissioned by the United Kingdom (UK) Department for International Development (DFID). It charts the current level and structure of security-related expenditures and assesses…
A Comparative Study of Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Uganda
Author: Laurie Nathan Printed in the UK by the University of Birmingham, 2009
