Dealing with the Past in Security Sector Reform

Security sector reform (SSR) and transitional justice processes often occur alongside each other in societies emerging from conflict or authoritarian rule, involve many of the same actors, are supported by some of the same partner countries and impact on each other. Yet the relationship between SSR...

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Main Author: Mayer-Rieckh, Alexander (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: London Ubiquity Press 2013
Series:SSR Papers
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