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Day 3 - From Concept to Context

Darfur, SUDAN: General Martin Luther Agwai (L), new commander of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS), greets a representative of the Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/M) Minni Minawi faction at the Kor Abeche mission group site in southern Darfur, 22 July 2007. Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir has accused US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown of exaggerating Darfur's problems in order to hide their 'failure' in Iraq. Sudan has accepted a planned deployment of a joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force to replace an under-funded and ill-equipped AU force currently operating there. AFP PHOTO/AMIS/STUART PRICEDay 3: From Concept to Context

SSR has been implemented in many contexts from post-conflict states to industrialized countries. This wide range of settings demands an equally diverse and nuanced set of tools but SSR responses have tended to be narrow and formulaic. This conceptual-contextual divide represents one of the foremost dilemmas facing the SSR model. 

Resources for today's discussion are located directly below; please contact help@ssrfuture.org if you are having any problems viewing the material or leaving a comment.

Please scroll down to read today's key questions and contribute to the discussion in the comment box.

 

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Video (opens in new window)

SSR in Indonesia, by Mufti Makaarim al-Ahlaq (Institute for Defence, Security and Peace Studies) and Sri Yunanto (Western Michigan University) [WATCH]

SSR in South Sudan, by Abraham Sewonet (North-South Institute) & Simon Lubang (Centre for Peace and Development Studies - University of Juba) [WATCH]

Security Sector Reform in Haiti, by Isabelle Fortin & Yves-François Pierre (Independent Consultants) [WATCH]

SSR in Afghanistan, by Mark Sedra (Centre for International Governance Innovation) [WATCH]

On the Conference Table

Papers (opens in new window)

Security Sector Reform and Post-Conflict Resolution: The Armed Wing of State Building, by Paul Jackson (University of Birmingham) [READ]

Learning the Hard Way: Implementing Security Sector Reform in Africa's Post-Authoritrian States, by Alice Hills (Leeds University) [READ]

Following the Yellow Brick Road? Examining Experiences with Security Sector Reform in Africa,by Lauren Hutton (Institute for Security Studies) [READ]

Mark Sedra
April 17, 2009

Day 3 - Discussion

By Mark Sedra – 58 Comments

Today's discussion will open at 12am EST on Wednesday, May 6. Moderating the debate will be Agata Gorecka, Anne-Marie Sánchez, Carla Angulo-Pasel and Stacey Gellatly.

Among the questions we will discuss today include:

  • What are the unique demands placed on the SSR model in different implementation settings?
  • Have the core norms and principles of SSR been adequately reflected in SSR programming over the past decade?
  • Are there clear success stories of SSR that can be emulated?
  • How can you make…
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