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Co-operation, contestation and complexity in post-conflict security sector reform
[journal article]
Abstract
Security Sector Reform (SSR) remains a key feature of peacebuilding interventions and is usually undertaken by a state alongside national and international partners. External actors engaged in SSR tend to follow a normative agenda that often has little regard for the context in post-conflict societi... view more
Security Sector Reform (SSR) remains a key feature of peacebuilding interventions and is usually undertaken by a state alongside national and international partners. External actors engaged in SSR tend to follow a normative agenda that often has little regard for the context in post-conflict societies. Despite recurrent criticism, SSR practices of international organisations and bilateral donors often remain focused on state institutions, and often do not sufficiently attend to alternative providers of security or existing normative frameworks of security. This article provides a critical overview of existing research and introduces the special issue on "Co-operation, Contestation and Complexity in Post-Conflict Security Sector Reform". We explore three aspects that add an important piece to the puzzle of what constitutes effective SSR. First, the variation of norm adoption, norm contestation and norm imposition in post-conflict countries that might explain the mixed results in terms of peacebuilding. Second, the multitude of different security actors within and beyond the state which often leads to multiple patterns of co-operation and contestation within reform programmes. And third, how both the multiplicity of and tension between norms and actors further complicate efforts to build peace or, as complexity theory would posit, influence the complex and non-linear social system that is the conflict-affected environment.... view less
Keywords
international cooperation; complexity; security sector; peacekeeping; reform; conflict; consolidation; standard; social actor
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Post-Konflikt; Friedensförderung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 2-24
Journal
Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 13 (2019) 1
Issue topic
Co-operation, contestation and complexity in post-conflict security sector reform
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2018.1516392
ISSN
1750-2985
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0