Publication
May 2010
Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR) processes should be interrelated and mutually reinforcing. As DDR and SSR share the same objective—consolidation of the state’s monopoly of force to uphold the rule of law—they succeed or fail together and should be planned, resourced, implemented, and evaluated in a coordinated manner. The natural point of intersection for DDR and SSR is in the reintegration phase, as many ex-combatants find employment in the security apparatus that SSR creates.
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Author | Sean McFate |
Series | USIP Special Reports |
Issue | 238 |
Publisher | United States Institute of Peace (USIP) |
Copyright | © 2010 United States Institute of Peace (USIP) |