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Reconstructing Security after Conflict

Security Sector Reform in Sierra Leone

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Paul Jackson

    1. University of Birmingham, UK

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  2. Peter Albrecht

    1. Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark

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Part of the book series: New Security Challenges (NSECH)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Paul Jackson, Peter Albrecht
    Pages 1-26

  3. How did SSR in Sierra Leone Impact on International Policy-Making on SSR?

    • Paul Jackson, Peter Albrecht
    Pages 27-50

  4. Security and Sierra Leone Up Until the End of the Conflict

    • Paul Jackson, Peter Albrecht
    Pages 51-94

  5. The Development of an SSR Concept, 2002–2005

    • Paul Jackson, Peter Albrecht
    Pages 96-132

  6. Consolidation and Development, 2005–2007

    • Paul Jackson, Peter Albrecht
    Pages 133-170

  7. Cross-Cutting Themes Throughout the Period in Sierra Leone and Beyond

    • Paul Jackson, Peter Albrecht
    Pages 171-194

  8. Conclusions

    • Paul Jackson, Peter Albrecht
    Pages 195-208

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 209-236
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A long-term evaluation and analysis of the UK's involvement in Sierra Leone before and after the conflict which ended in 2002. This book looks at how UK intervention moved from initial involvement through to war fighting and then post-conflict reconstruction, specifically of the security infrastructure.

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'Drawing on truly impressive source material collected over years, the authors document brilliantly not only how SSR was pioneered in Sierra Leone, but also the bureaucratic politics that saw the Department for International Development move into traditional security work, and later back to more 'suitable' activities like legal reform, prison reform, and access to justice.' - African Affairs

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Birmingham, UK

    Paul Jackson

  • Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark

    Peter Albrecht

About the authors

PAUL JACKSON is Head of the School of Government and Society at the University of Birmingham, UK, where he teaches and researches contemporary African politics and security and has been the Director of the Global Facilitation Network for Security Sector Reform. He was part of the reform efforts in Sierra Leone immediately following the conflict, working on issues of security and decentralisation and the rejuvenation of local government. He has many years experience of working in developing countries, particularly in Africa. He has worked within the area of politics and security for several Governments, the UN, the EU and the World Bank. He sits on the Geneva DCAF Advisory Board, is a member of the Folke Bernadotte Institute working group on Security Sector Reform and directs the International Development Department's postgraduate programme in Conflict, Security and Development
 
PETER ALBRECHT is a PhD researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and Copenhagen Business School, focusing on local level implementation of security sector reform (SSR) in Sierra Leone. He was previously Governance and Conflict Adviser in the UK's Stabilisation Unit and Senior Programme Officer in International Alert's Peacebuilding Issues Programme.
 
 

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