DDR and SSR in war-to-peace transition / Christopher von Dyck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dyck, Christopher von, author.

Series:

SSR paper (Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces), 2571-9297 ; 14.

SSR Paper ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disarmament.

Peace-building.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (84)

Place of Publication:

London Ubiquity Press 2016

London : Ubiquity Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

While disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR) have become integral statebuilding tools in post-conflict states, the existing empirical literature examining their relationship has focused on supply-side considerations related to the programming of both processes. In practice, though, DDR and SSR are implemented in the wider context of war-to-peace transitions where the state is attempting to establish a monopoly over the use of force and legitimize itself in the eyes of domestic and international communities. This paper therefore assumes that to identify opportunities and constraints for establishing closer practical linkages between DDR and SSR it is important to take the local politics into consideration. It examines two past externally driven peacebuilding interventions in West Africa, namely Liberia and Sierra Leone, featuring cases in which the central state had essentially fragmented or collapsed. Through this comparative analysis, the paper aims to provide a stepping-stone for future studies examining demand-side considerations of DDR and SSR in post-conflict contexts.

Notes:

"This book was originally published by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), an international foundation whose mission is to assist the international community in pursuing good governance and reform of the security sector. The title transferred to Ubiquity Press when the series moved to an open access platform."--Copyright page.

Includes bibliographical references.

CC BY

Description based on: online resource; title from pdf title page (JSTOR, viewed June 6, 2020).

ISBN:

9781911529415

1911529412

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access