Postconflict society characterised by positive peace requires a demobilised mindset amongst not only former-combatants but also those mobilised more broadly within conflict. Until now demobilisation programmes have taken a traditional understanding of conflict focusing on armaments rather than psychologies, ideologies and cultures. This has led to an unnatural distinction being made between combatants and civilians where such division is increasingly less evident in fighting. It has also caused demobilisation to be continually paired with disarmament, emphasising the military...
Postconflict society characterised by positive peace requires a demobilised mindset amongst not only former-combatants but also those mobilised more...
Justice and Security Reform: Development Agencies and Informal Institutions in Sierra Leone undertakes a deep contextual analysis of the reform of the country s security and justice sectors since the end of the civil war in 2002. Arguing that the political and bureaucratic nature of development agencies leads to a lack of engagement with informal institutions, this book examines the challenges of sustainably transforming security and justice in fragile states. Through the analysis of a post-conflict context often held up as an example of successful peacebuilding, Lisa Denney...
Justice and Security Reform: Development Agencies and Informal Institutions in Sierra Leone undertakes a deep contextual analysis of the r...
