Dear List Member,
I would like to announce the publication of September's Issue of the online
Journal of Security Sector Management. In this issue there are three
articles. Below are the details of each article and the link to the Adobe
Acrobat pdf versions.
The Journal can be accessed from this link <http://www.jofssm.org>
POLICE REFORM, PEACEKEEPING AND SSR: THE NEED FOR CLOSER SYNTHESIS - by
Ferguson, Christopher
From operational experience the international community has learnt of the
relevance of the police component in the reform of a state's security
sector. The establishment of an effective and professional police force is
essential if the transition from a militarised society to a civilian one is
to be successful. This paper briefly traces the development of the Security
Sector Reform and Peace Support Operation concepts and why police reform
must now be given a major role within them in order to achieve the
stability necessary for economic development and civil well-being.
http://www.jofssm.org/issues/jofssm_0203_ferguson.pdf
CASH PAYMENTS IN DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILISATION AND REINTEGRATION PROGRAMMES
IN AFRICA by Isima, Jeffrey
Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) of former combatants
has been accepted as a crucial key to the success of peace building and
reconstruction efforts in societies recovering from armed conflict. In the
process of implementation of DDR programmes, the use of cash payment has
increasingly assumed a place of importance. This paper examines the
experience of cash payment in DDR programmes in Africa at the disarmament
and reinsertion stages, with particular attention to implications for the
objectives of DDR. While the focus is on Africa, insights are drawn from
other regions where cash payment has raised issues of concern.
http://www.jofssm.org/issues/jofssm_0203_isima.pdf
OBSTACLES TO SECURITY SECTOR REFORM IN NEW DEMOCRACIES by Nathan, Laurie
The challenge of security sector reform in new democracies is fundamental
for two reasons: the security organisations may be required to protect the
new political dispensation and the rights of citizens, but they can subvert
those rights and destroy the democratic project. This essay focuses on
obstacles to security sector reform. It draws on the process of
transforming the armed forces in post-apartheid South Africa. The paper
focuses on these obstacles because donors frequently underestimate the
complexities and long-term nature of security sector reform in developing
countries. They consequently tend to attribute a lack of reform to a
failure of political will when other considerations may exist.
http://www.jofssm.org/issues/jofssm_0203_nathan.pdf
Nick Luft
Information Manager
GFN-SSR,
Cranfield University
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