1st Edition
Security Sector Reform in Conflict-Affected Countries The Evolution of a Model
By Mark Sedra
Copyright 2017
352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the evolution, impact, and future prospects of the Security Sector Reform (SSR) model in conflict-affected countries in the context of the wider debate over the liberal peace project.
Since its emergence as a concept in the late 1990s, SSR has represented a paradigm shift in security assistance, from the realist, regime-centric, train-and-equip approach of the Cold War to a... Read more
Introduction
1. Security Sector Reform and the the Liberal Peace
2. The Origins and Evolution of the Security Sector Reform Model
3. Assessing the Security Sector Reform Model in Conflict-Affected Countries
4. The Ultimate Test: An Overview of Afghanistan’s Security Sector Reform Process
5. The Slide toward Expediency in Afghanistan: From Orthodox Security Sector Reform to Realist Train and Equip
Conclusion
Biography
Mark Sedra is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada. He is author/editor of five books.






