Security sector governance and reform

The concepts of security sector governance and reform (SSG/R, or SSG and SSR) generally refer to a process in Western-based international development and democratization to amend the security sector of a state towards good governance and its principles, such as freedom of information and the rule of law.[1][2]

The objective of security sector reform (SSR) is to achieve good security sector governance (SSG)—where security actors are effective and accountable to their people. For example, SSR might guide decision-making on what form should the oversight of armed forces take or how transparent will intelligence agencies be according to legislation.[3] Different nomenclature of the same overall framework include security system reform (SSR), security sector reconstruction (SSR) and justice and security sector reform (JSSR).[4]

  1. ^ Security Sector Governance: Applying the principles of good governance to the security sector (PDF). SSR Backgrounder Series. Geneva: Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF). 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-09-15.
  2. ^ Security System Reform and Governance. DAC Guidelines and Reference Series. Paris: OECD DAC. 2005. ISBN 978-92-64-00786-4.
  3. ^ UN Security Council Resolution 2151 (S/RES/2151) on Security sector reform: challenges and opportunities. United Nations. 2014. Archived from the original on 2017-11-21.
  4. ^ Security Sector Reform: Applying the principles of good governance to the security sector (PDF). SSR Backgrounder Series. Geneva: DCAF. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-09-13.