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Bringing the economy back in: The political economy of security sector reform

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  • Guro Lien.

    (Norwegian Defence Research Establishment)

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The mechanisms underlying the relation between development and security are difficult to define and poorly understood. This has not hindered various donor countries, NGOs, or international organizations from designing and implementing Security Sector Reform (SSR) initiatives with the presumption that increasing security, usually by strengthening state capacity, will lead to increased socioeconomic development. However, in many postwar settings, low state capacity is seen as a desired outcome. The argument in this article is that an exclusive focus on formal state structures in SSR efforts makes several assumption that reduce the possibility of success. There is no “one size fits all” approach to statebuilding, and designing SSR activities without taking into account the premises of the local economic structures may only lead to short-term regime security.

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  • Guro Lien., 2013. "Bringing the economy back in: The political economy of security sector reform," Economics of Peace and Security Journal, EPS Publishing, vol. 8(2), pages 35-43, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:epc:journl:v:8:y:2013:i:2:p:35-43
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    Keywords

    security sector reform; development; political economy;
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    JEL classification:

    • P26 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Property Rights
    • F52 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - National Security; Economic Nationalism
    • F53 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations

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