The Centre for Security Governance is launching its inaugural eSeminar on November 6th, 2013 to discuss Libya’s militias and security sector reform. The event is free and will be held entirely online using the Security Governance Group`s eConferencing platform.
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October | 2013
Centre for Security Governance eSeminar - Libya: Dealing with the Militias and Advancing Security Sector Reform
By: Matthew Redding | Wednesday, October 30th, 2013News Roundup: October 21 - October 27
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, October 28th, 2013Want to keep up to date on the SSR field? Once a week, the SSR Resource Centre posts pertinent news articles, reports, projects and updates on SSR related events over the past week. Click here to sign-up for the SSR Weekly newsletter and have the News Roundup delivered straight to your inbox every week! 
Highlights from the CCTC 2013: Child Trafficking in Afghanistan
By: Anni Buelles | Friday, October 25th, 2013Security Governance Group Research and Communications Intern Anni Buelles highlights a panel presented by Sarah Cramer from Samuel Hall which looked at human trafficking in Afghanistan for the recent Counter Child Trafficking Global Online Conference hosted by the SGG.
Reflecting on the Counter Child Trafficking Global Online Conference
By: Chris Bordeleau | Friday, October 25th, 2013On October 16, 17, and 18th, the SGG facilitated the Counter Child Trafficking Global Online Conference. The event, held entirely online using the SGG’s eConferencing platform, was an initiative of Touchpoint Child Protection and the Counter Human Trafficking Bureau and their partner organization, Love146 Europe.
The War on Terror in Africa: New Means for New Security Threats
By: Yonmon Tchinsala | Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013Blog Contributor Yonmon Tchinsala discusses the threat posed by militant Islamic insurgency in Africa and the often inadequate response of African security forces. The recent attack on the Westgate Mall in Kenya and the continual challenge to security posed by Islamic militant insurgent groups in Mali, Nigeria and Somalia provide clear evidence of the new
News Roundup: 14 October - 20 October
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, October 21st, 2013Want to keep up to date on the SSR field? Once a week, the SSR Resource Centre posts pertinent news articles, reports, projects and updates on SSR related events over the past week. Click here to sign-up for the SSR Weekly newsletter and have the News Roundup delivered straight to your inbox every week! News
News Roundup: 7 October - 13 October
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, October 14th, 2013Want to keep up to date on the SSR field? Once a week, the SSR Resource Centre posts pertinent news articles, reports, projects and updates on SSR related events over the past week. Click here to sign-up for the SSR Weekly newsletter and have the News Roundup delivered straight to your inbox every week!
Gender, Security Sector Reform, and Human Trafficking
By: Anni Buelles | Saturday, October 12th, 2013The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) states that integrating gender awareness in security sector reform (SSR) can promote respect for human rights and equal representation, support local ownership, and deliver effective security and justice services. Two strategies for including gender issues in SSR are gender mainstreaming and the promotion of
The Two Faces of Security in Hybrid Political Orders: A Framework for Analysis and Research
By: Matthew Redding | Thursday, October 10th, 2013Robin Luckham and Tom Kirk have published a paper in the latest issue of Stability: International Journal of Security and Development, titled The Two Faces of Security in Hybrid Political Orders: A Framework for Analysis and Research . The paper examines ‘security’ and ‘development’ in a hybrid context, combining different theoretical interpretations to frame these as highly contested
Reforming or Deforming the Security Sector in Zimbabwe: Confronting the Elephant in the ‘Tent’
By: Gift Mwonzora | Tuesday, October 8th, 2013SSR Resource Centre Blog Contributor Gift Mwonzora discusses the state of the security sector in Zimbabwe and examines the calls for reform, as well as those who resist such transformations in favor of a state-centric approach to security. Conceptualising the SSR Narrative: A Kaleidoscopic View An adage which says when a fish starts to
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