Tag: Security Sector Reform

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Adopt a Stance, Not Just Mechanisms

The rapid success of transitional justice led to blue-printing mechanisms without adequate consideration of context. The German government should think of transitional justice not only as a set of mechanisms, but also as a stance to any activity in any field it supports in transitional societies. Thus, the government should ensure past-sensitivity in all interventions it pursues in post-conflict or post-authoritarian contexts.

Alexander Mayer-Rieckh  •  15 November 2018
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Towards Citizen-Oriented SSR: A Needs Assessment with Syrians in Germany

A security needs assessment conducted with Syrian nationals residing in Germany demonstrated that citizens view themselves as central to SSR processes. Not only do they have clear visions and demands for security provision, they also expect it to respond to their needs. SSR processes should follow security needs assessments, which aim to understand what reforms are necessary to ensure citizens feel safe and secure, particularly in post-conflict environments.

Nora-Elise Beck, ​Lars Döbert​  •  06 June 2019
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Bericht: Jahreskonferenz des Beirats Zivile Krisenprävention und Friedensförderung

Am 25. September lud der Beirat Zivile Krisenprävention und Friedensförderung zu seiner ersten Jahreskonferenz ins Auswärtige Amt ein. 180 bis 200 Teilnehmer*innen diskutierten die neuen Strategien der Bundesregierung zu Rechtsstaatsförderung, Sicherheitssektorreform und Vergangenheitsarbeit. Neben lobenden Worten gab es auch viele offene Fragen und neue Impulse für die Umsetzung. Ein Rückblick.

PeaceLab-Redaktionsteam  •  11. November 2019
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Germany’s Support to Security Sector Reform in Yemen: Focus on the Relationship between the Police and Civil Society

The security sector in Yemen is extremely fragmented. Germany’s support to security sector reform in the country requires a deeper understanding of command structures, political interests of local police forces and drivers of change. Germany and the EU should provide capacity building for the police forces and simultaneously incentivize them to cooperate with civil society initiatives.

Mareike Transfeld  •  18 February 2020
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A Comprehensive Understanding of Security Sector Governance Makes for More Effective Reform

Germany has shown an increasing interest in and support for security sector reform (SSR) in recent years. It should use its leadership role in the EU’s civilian Common Security and Defense Policy, the fields of Disaster Risk Reduction, and mediation to include them into its programming, thereby promoting a comprehensive approach to security sector governance.

Viola Csordas, Camilla Arvastson  •  21 April 2020
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Reform Is Never Easy: What the Women, Peace and Security Agenda Can Learn From Security Sector Governance

Many of the barriers to effective security sector governance also apply to the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. In its new National Action Plan, Germany should draw from its approach to security sector reform and strengthen institutional oversight, commit to long-term funding, and put the goals of the WPS agenda at the centre of diplomatic dialogue.

​Megan Bastick  •  18 June 2020
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Putting Democratic Values at the Centre of International Assistance to Ukraine

Security sector reform in Ukraine has made significant progress in areas like the defence sector, while others remain a challenge. Germany should apply the standards of its interministerial strategy by focussing not only on financial and material assistance but also on the transfer of democratic values, human rights, and rule of law principles into Ukraine’s security sector.

Oleksiy Melnyk  •  14 September 2020