Shifting Norms: Development Policy and the Role of Security Sector Reform in Advancing Human Security

Abstract

Security Sector Reform (SSR) is a technical model guides practitioners’ efforts to transform states’ security services into institutions which can face challenges “in a manner that is consistent with democratic norms, and sound principles of governance and the rule of law.”1 Given that SSR is a highly specialized development model, it is not surprising that it has received virtually no attention from academics. One of this article’s purposes is to address this gap.