Many millions have been spent trying to reform the security sector in developing countries. Since the late-1990s, these programmes have become popular as the importance of security for development was recognized. In countries as diverse as Jamaica, Liberia, Malawi, Pakistan and Timor-Leste, donors and other parts of government have trained police and judges, built courts 
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By: Lisa Denney and Craig Valters | Tuesday, July 26th, 2016SSR 2.0 Brief No. 5 - Security Sector Reform, Legitimate Politics and SDG 16
By: Geoff Burt | Thursday, July 21st, 2016This blog post provides an overview of a new SSR 2.0 Brief – Security Sector Reform, Legitimate Politics and SDG 16 - published by the Centre for Security Governance. It also highlights the main policy recommendations discussed by the author, CSG Senior Fellow Geoff Burt.
News Roundup: 11 July - 17 July 2016
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, July 18th, 2016Want to keep up to date on the SSR field? Once a week, the Centre for Security Governance’s Security Sector Reform Resource Centre project posts pertinent news articles, reports, projects, and event updates on SSR over the past week. Click here to sign-up and have the SSR Weekly News Roundup delivered straight to your inbox every week!
Facebook and Social Media Fanning the Flames of War in South Sudan
By: Matthew LeRiche | Tuesday, July 12th, 2016Hate speech and proffering war online using social media, particularly Facebook has contributed to South Sudan’s return to conflict. As Juba burns, the role of social media, online hate speech and rumor is becoming clear. As leaders call for ceasefire, calm and peace, internet warriors are beating the drums of war, some may even be
News Roundup: 4 July - 10 July 2016
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, July 11th, 2016Want to keep up to date on the SSR field? Once a week, the Centre for Security Governance’s Security Sector Reform Resource Centre project posts pertinent news articles, reports, projects, and event updates on SSR over the past week. Click here to sign-up and have the SSR Weekly News Roundup delivered straight to your inbox every week!
News Roundup: 27 June - 3 July 2016
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, July 4th, 2016Want to keep up to date on the SSR field? Once a week, the Centre for Security Governance’s Security Sector Reform Resource Centre project posts pertinent news articles, reports, projects, and event updates on SSR over the past week. Click here to sign-up and have the SSR Weekly News Roundup delivered straight to your inbox every week!
Security Sector Reform and Hybrid Security Governance in Africa
By: Niagalé Bagayoko, Eboe Hutchful & Robin Luckham | Wednesday, June 29th, 2016Prevailing approaches to security sector reform (SSR) have tended to stress Westphalian notions of the state characterized by legal-rational norms and institutions. Thus, SSR processes have more often than not concentrated on the formal arrangements of the state and its security and justice institutions. Yet, such approaches are fundamentally at variance with the underlying realities of
News Roundup: 20 June - 26 June 2016
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, June 27th, 2016Want to keep up to date on the SSR field? Once a week, the Centre for Security Governance’s Security Sector Reform Resource Centre project posts pertinent news articles, reports, projects, and event updates on SSR over the past week. Click here to sign-up and have the SSR Weekly News Roundup delivered straight to your inbox every week!
News Roundup: 13 June - 19 June 2016
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, June 20th, 2016Want to keep up to date on the SSR field? Once a week, the Centre for Security Governance’s Security Sector Reform Resource Centre project posts pertinent news articles, reports, projects, and event updates on SSR over the past week. Click here to sign-up and have the SSR Weekly News Roundup delivered straight to your inbox every week!
News Roundup: 7 June - 12 June 2016
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, June 13th, 2016Want to keep up to date on the SSR field? Once a week, the Centre for Security Governance’s Security Sector Reform Resource Centre project posts pertinent news articles, reports, projects, and event updates on SSR over the past week. Click here to sign-up and have the SSR Weekly News Roundup delivered straight to your inbox every week!
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