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Security Sector Stabilisation
Examines practice in stabilising the Security and Justice sector in fragile and conflict-affected states.
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This paper examines practice in stabilising the Security and Justice sector in fragile and conflict-affected states. The central challenge is how to enhance the legitimacy of the political authority by improving security and justice where achieving even basic security and political progress can be problematic. Stabilisation environments involve turbulent politics, persistent political violence and weak organisational and institutional capacity. These factors hinder change and it may be too soon for meaningful long-term reform programmes: the pressing need is for an immediate reduction in violence.
Published 1 March 2014