The outcomes of programs for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) are affected by the way in which they are implemented. More participatory approaches, where ex-combatants feel they have had more say and greater ownership, lead to better results. This is important for how DDR can contribute to the wider peace process and to peacebuilding itself. 
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Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration: Does ownership actually matter?
By: Walt Kilroy | Friday, December 4th, 2015Publication Announcement - SSR 2.0. Brief No.4: A Decade of Police Reform in Liberia: Perceptions, Challenges and Ways Ahead
By: Antoine Vandemoortele | Friday, September 25th, 2015The Centre for Security Governance has just published its latest SSR 2.0. Brief, “A Decade of Police Reform in Liberia: Perceptions, Challenges and Ways Ahead“, written by Franzisca Zanker.
Publication Summary: Progress in Small Steps: Security against the Odds in Liberia
By: Margarita Yakovenko | Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015This case study report - Progress in Small Steps: Security against the Odds in Liberia - published by ODI analyzes Liberia’s progress in security since 2003, after 14 years of conflict. It discusses progress achieved in personal security since 2003, analyzes the factors that contributed to this progress, examines remaining challenges, and identifies policy lessons. The
Toward Security Sector Decentralization: Liberia’s County Security Councils and Regional Hubs
By: Ibrahim Al-bakri Nyei | Friday, March 28th, 2014Liberia’s political centralization has only resulted in limited access to basic services in most parts of the country, including justice and security. However, recent efforts at security sector reform in Liberia have entailed a process of decentralizing the national security architecture, involving the establishment of local security councils and regional hubs. This piece provides an
News Roundup: 24 February - 2 March
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, March 3rd, 2014Want 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!
Decentralizing Justice and Security in Liberia
By: Gavin Raymond | Wednesday, February 26th, 2014SSR Resource Centre Blog Contributor Gavin Raymond is a SSR consultant specializing in West and Central Africa. He examines justice and security reform in Liberia, and the corresponding lessons for second-generation SSR.
Situation Report: Liberia and the AFL
By: Jonathan_Blackham | Thursday, November 15th, 2012Background Following years of human rights violations and large scale losses of life, when the second Liberian civil-war ended in 2003 under the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Liberia began an extensive security sector reform process. This internationally-driven process has since seen dramatic changes to the Liberian security apparatus. Following the end of the civil war,
SSR Resource Centre interviews Rory Keane, UNMIL Advisor on Security Sector Reform
By: Lisa_Stadelmayer | Tuesday, August 30th, 2011On July 28, 2011, CIGI Junior Fellow Lisa Stadelmayer talked to Rory Keane, the UNMIL Advisor on Security Sector Reform, about the state of SSR in Liberia. Their phone conversation is below. Lisa Stadelmayer: What has been the most successful aspect of the UN Mission in Liberia? Rory Keane: One of the most successful
SSR: Factoids versus Frameworks. Timor-Leste, Liberia and “Brownie.”
By: Edward Rees | Thursday, September 9th, 2010I was thinking caustic thoughts today. The SSR crowd really do sometimes get up my nose. Which I suppose means I get up my own nose once in a while. SSR policy wonks and practitioners alike are all full of energy and enthusiasm when it comes to assessments, reports, frameworks, stakeholder meetings and other such
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