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Resistance to Reform; Submission to Status Quo

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  • Rosy Cave

    (Rosy Cave is Head, Asia Programme, Saferworld, London, UK.)

  • N. Manoharan

    (N. Manoharan is Senior Fellow, Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi, India.)

Abstract

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.

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  • Rosy Cave & N. Manoharan, 2009. "Resistance to Reform; Submission to Status Quo," South Asian Survey, , vol. 16(2), pages 291-314, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:soasur:v:16:y:2009:i:2:p:291-314
    DOI: 10.1177/097152310901600208
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