Security sector reform in Southeast Asia : from policy to practice / edited by Felix Heiduk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heiduk, Felix, 1976- editor.

Series:

Critical studies of the Asia Pacific series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International--Southeast Asia.

Security, International.

Security sector--Southeast Asia.

Security sector.

Internal security--Southeast Asia.

Internal security.

National security--Southeast Asia.

National security.

Southeast Asia.

Genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.

Physical Description:

xv, 245 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

Successful reform of the security sector has been regarded as pivotal for a successful transition from authoritarianism to democracy. Contributors examine the so far relatively unexplored theme of security sector reform (SSR) in Southeast Asia. In an attempt to escape the military-centered approaches dominating contemporary debate, this volume examines a wide selection of policy fields, touching on different aspects of SSR such as local ownership, executive and legislative control of security forces, gender mainstreaming, the role of civil society organizations and the commercialization of security services. Bridging the gap between academics and practitioners, the book brings together diverse perspectives on security sector-related reforms in Southeast Asia and their possible future developments. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction : security sector reform in Southeast Asia / Felix Heiduk

Security sector reform in Southeast Asia : from policy to practice / Carolina G. Hernandez

Eurocentric and ahistorical? : the concept of SSR and its limits / Jörg Krempel

Impediments to security sector reform in Thailand / Deniz Kocak and Johannes Kode

Superficial consolidation : security sector governance and the executive branch int he Philippines today / Paul Chambers

Stifled development : the SSR-civil society organizations community in post-authoritarian Indonesia / Fabio Scarpello

Security sector reform in Southeast Asia : the role of private security providers / Carolin Liss

Do as we say, not as we do? : gender and police reform in Timor-Leste / Henri Myrttinen

A Sisyphean exercise of SSR : examining the role of the UN in Timor-Leste / Nicolas Lemay-Hébert

Conclusion : assessing security sector reform in Southeast Asia / Felix Heiduk.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137365484

113736548X

OCLC:

864093254