Publication

This volume explores the interface between disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) and Security Sector Reform (SSR). The assumption that they contribute to the same ultimate goal - enduring peace - seems valid. However, the associated assumption that they are complementary or coordinated in practice is not justified by experience. The volume examines the politics of DDR and SSR, the challenges of reintegration, problems related to implementing DDR and SSR programs and lessons and recommendations on how SSR and DDR programs can establish or restore the monopoly of the legitimate use of force to the state and thereby support sustainable peace.