SSR & DDR Linkages

Case Studies in War-to-Peace Transition

Lengthy document structured around three case studies from Ethiopia, Namibia and Uganda. Comprehensive analysis of each including exploration of the political, security and social contexts, programme design and resourcing, institutional arrangements and assessment of impact. Importantly study one of the few that appears to have systematically attempted to assess the economic impact of DDR on both the macro economy and ex-combatants themselves. Executive summary (pages 22-43) contains a list of key lessons learned for future programming.

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Reintegrating ex-combatants in the Great Lakes region - Lessons learned

This wide ranging report is built around an in depth and complex analysis of three DDR processes in: the Central African Republic (CAR), the Republic of Congo and Liberia. It explores issues related to all three main aspects of DDR and, in particular, has a useful analysis on issues related to weapons collection and the provision of reintegration support. Considerable emphasis is also placed on national ownership and the challenges associated with establishing national structures to implement programmes.

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Reintegrating Ex-Combatants in Post-Conflict Societies

Review of several DDR programs exploring three main challenges and issues (security, social tensions and marginalization) identifies lessons learned and best practices. Includes useful discussion and comparative analysis of issues related to national ownership and different types security and political environments in which DDR (or components of it) might be implemented. Includes examples drawn from Algeria, Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea Bissau.

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Managing Fighting Forces. DDR in Peace Processes

Provides guidance on the mediation and negotiation aspects of DDR and proposes ways for mediators to establish appropriate linkages between DDR and other aspects of a peace process.

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Connecting Community Security and DDR: Experiences from Eastern DRC

This report is based on 11 weeks of field research in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2009. Its aim is to connect community security and Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programs in a context-specific way. The collected perceptions are analyzed in the discussion aiming towards practical recommendations for DDR programmers, the international community, and local initiatives involved in DDR processes.

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Security Promotion in Fragile States: Can Local Meet National?

Explores the Connections between Community Security and Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) programs - contains recommendations on potential approaches for more effectively linking community security with DDR planning and programming.

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When Do Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Programmes Succeed?

Offers a multi-dimensional perspective on DDR and attempts to identify the key factors contributing to their success or failure. Comments on the importance of political context - arguing that there is little evidence that DDR can have an impact in the absence of the termination of the conflict, the importance of institutional arrangements, and program sequencing.

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Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration in South Sudan: The Limits of Conventional Peace and Security Templates

This report explores the DDR programme in South Sudan; in particular how it has evolved, what the major challenges have been to its implementation, and assesses what it can be expected to achieve. The authors argue that standard DDR programmes are not fit for purpose in a context like South Sudan and argues that achieving security needs to be based on comprehending and changing the basic structures and mechanisms of armed mobilization and adapt security sector reform to a political environment that is constructed in terms of potential for violence and threats of destabilization.

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Understanding the DDR-SSR Nexus: Building Sustainable Peace in Africa

Issue Paper developed for the United Nations Office of the Special Advisor for Africa as a contribution to the 2nd international Conference on DDR and Stability, Kinshasa, 12-14 June 2007 For further related documents, please follow the link below: www.dcaf.ch/Publications

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Reintegrating Ex-Combatants in Post-Conflict Societies

A review of several DDR programs exploring three main challenges and issues (security, social tensions, and marginalization) identifies lessons learned and best practices. Includes useful discussion and comparative analysis of issues related to national ownership and different types of security and political environments in which DDR (or components of it) might be implemented. Includes examples are drawn from Algeria, Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea Bissau.

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