2009/07/01 by Rosy Cave, N. Manoharan · 2 citations
Social Sciences · #Peacebuilding and International Security #Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East #Global Peace and Security Dynamics #Status quo #Wishful thinking #Democracy #Security sector reform #Resistance (ecology) #Politics #Task (project management) #Carry (investment) #Process (computing) #Economic reform #Political science #Economic system #Development economics #Political economy #Economics #Market economy #Finance #Law #Computer science #Management
paper · doi:10.1177/097152310901600208
published in South Asian Survey 16(2), 291-314 (SAGE Publishing)
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Security sector reform (SSR) in conflict-ridden countries like Sri Lanka is a challenging task. Currently, the inclination towards the reform process is scant. Apart from absence of political will, there is an immense deficit of institutional and human resources needed to carry out the requisite reforms. However, presence of some positive elements like keenness of international actors in motivating reforms and the inherent democratic nature of the country are encouraging. The article concludes that reforms in the security sector require a serious re-look at establishing a favourable security environment in the long run. To expect peace to stabilise a society without reforming the security sector is wishful thinking.