Back to the roots : security sector reform and development
@inproceedings{Schnabel2012BackTT, title={Back to the roots : security sector reform and development}, author={Albrecht Schnabel and Vanessa A. Farr}, year={2012} }
There has now been more than a decade of conceptual work, policy development, and operational activity in the field of security sector reform (SSR). To what extent has its original aim, to support and facilitate development, been met? The various contributions to this book address this question, offering a range of insights on the theoretical and practical relevance of the security-development nexus in SSR. They examine claims of how and whether SSR effectively contributes to achieving both…
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