The United Nations and security sector reform: policy and practice
In: DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
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In: DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
In: Security sector transformation in Africa, S. 187-200
In: Conflict, security & development: CSD, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 27-60
ISSN: 1478-1174
In: Journal of peacebuilding & development, Band 3, Heft 2, S. 53-69
ISSN: 2165-7440
The governance of security in West Africa manifests numerous challenges which point to the need for a comprehensive security agenda to integrate various actors often operating from opposing perspectives. This article argues that the disproportionate focus on the role of commercial security actors in West Africa effectively eclipses research and policy interest in other non-state actors in security governance and tends to undermine sustainable peacebuilding. The article attempts a typology of non-state actors engaged in security governance beyond security contractors and argues that the governance of security should be seen to include 'insecurity actors' (such as criminal networks and local mercenaries) because they form part of the 'push-and-pull' – exerted by various security actors – whose end result is the de facto governance of security. The challenge of peacebuilding therefore is to bridge the gap between the normative value of security governance (predicated on democratic principles of accountability, transparency and participation) and the reality of diverse interests and perspectives.
In: Democratic governance of the security sector beyond the OSCE area: regional approaches in Africa and the Americas, S. 83-104
In: Intergovernmental organisations and security sector reform, S. 157-178
In: Journal of peacebuilding & development: critical thinking and constructive action at the intersections of conflict, development and peace, Band 3, Heft 2, S. 53-69
ISSN: 1542-3166
The governance of security in West Africa manifests numerous challenges which point to the need for a comprehensive security agenda to integrate various actors often operating from opposing perspectives. This article argues that the disproportionate focus on the role of commercial security actors in West Africa effectively eclipses research and policy interest in other non-state actors in security governance and tends to undermine sustainable peacebuilding. The article attempts a typology of non-state actors engaged in security governance beyond security contractors and argues that the governance of security should be seen to include 'insecurity actors' (such as criminal networks and local mercenaries) because they form part of the 'push-and-pull' - exerted by various security actors - whose end result is the de facto governance of security. The challenge of peacebuilding therefore is to bridge the gap between the normative value of security governance (predicated on democratic principles of accountability, transparency and participation) and the reality of diverse interests and perspectives. Adapted from the source document.
In: Conflict, security & development: CSD, Band 6, Heft 4, S. 481-501
ISSN: 1478-1174
In: Security governance in post-conflict peacebuilding, S. 137-158
In: African journal of international affairs & development, Band 5, Heft 1, S. 30-47
In: Policy Paper, No. 23
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In: DCAF Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
Multilateral organizations - the United Nations (UN) in particular - have played, and continue to play, an important role in shaping the security sector reform (SSR) agenda, both in terms of policy development and the provision of support to a wide range of national SSR processes. This volume presents a variety of perspectives on UN support to SSR, past and present, with attention to policy and operational practice. Drawing from the experience of UN practitioners combined with external experts on SSR, this volume offers an in-depth exploration of the UN approach to SSR from a global perspective.
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