Security sector reform in constitutional transitions / edited by Zoltan Barany, Sumit Bisarya, Sujit Choudhry, and Richard Stacey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barany, Zoltan D., editor.

Bisarya, Sumit, editor.

Choudhry, Sujit, editor.

Stacey, Richard, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security sector.

National security.

Constitutional law.

New democracies.

Physical Description:

xii, 309 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Summary:

Security sector reform (SSR) is central to the democratic transitions currently unfolding across the globe, as a diverse range of countries grapple with how to transform militias, tribal forces, and dominant military, police, and intelligence agencies into democratically controlled and accountable security services. SSR will be a key element in shifts from authoritarian to democratic rule for the foreseeable future, since abuse of the security sector is a central technique of autocratic government. This edited collection advances solutions through a selection of case studies from around the world that cover a wide range of contexts.

Contents:

Part I Military Dictatorships

1 Security Sector Reform in Post-Franco Spain p. 19 / Narcís Serra

2 The Slow Change in Chile: Long-term Security Sector Reform Alongside Constitutional Transition p. 39 / Gonzalo García Pino

3 Argentina's Security Sector Reform: Democratization before Constitutional Transition p. 67 / Sandra Elena and Julia Pomares

4 Stage-managing Security Sector Reform in Indonesia p. 85 / Agus Widjojo (with Andrew Ellis)

Part II Police States

5 Police Impunity in Kenya p. 113 / Richard Stacey

6 Constitutional Reform and Security Sector Reform in Ghana p. 139 / Ernest Lartey and Kwesi Aning

7 Security Sector Reform and Democratic Transition in Parallel: The South African Case p. 163 / Richard Stacey and Christina Murray

Part III Post-Authoritarian Reform: Ruptures, Conflict, and Managed Transitions

8 Constitutional Reform Processes and Security Sector Reform: Principles for Practice: Iraq Case Study p. 191 / Zaid al-Ali

9 The Arab Spring Region in a Constitutional Era: A Few Instances of Short-lived SSR p. 215 / Philippe Droz-Vincent.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780198848943

0198848943

OCLC:

1119964173