Improving Security in Violent Conflict Settings : Security and Justice Thematic Paper

Acknowledges that security--both physical security and national security--needs to be addressed in contexts ranging from pre-conflict, conflict, to post-conflict, and in both national and local units. Solutions to stemming violence do not follow linear or sequential implementation. Capacity building...

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Main Authors:	Spear, Joanna, Harborne, Bernard
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	World Development Report 2011
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9135

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spelling	okr-10986-91352021-04-23T14:02:44Z Improving Security in Violent Conflict Settings : Security and Justice Thematic Paper Spear, Joanna Harborne, Bernard World Development Report 2011 Acknowledges that security--both physical security and national security--needs to be addressed in contexts ranging from pre-conflict, conflict, to post-conflict, and in both national and local units. Solutions to stemming violence do not follow linear or sequential implementation. Capacity building requires security sector reform, peacebuilding, parliamentary oversight, civil society involvement, financial management, and transitional justice measures. The return of counterinsurgencies in rogue states or rebellions of secessionist movements has focused aid donors on the legitimacy of such groups. In countries like Colombia where disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programs were left incomplete, gang violence has escalated, and in countries like El Salvador violence has mutated across generations into transnational gangs. DDR, a popular set of activities to fund, has the potential to achieve security objectives and social welfare, but requires confidence in the government, community acceptance, a sufficiently strong economy, integration of ex-combatants into new armed forces or national service corps, and community involvement. 2012-06-26T15:39:26Z 2012-06-26T15:39:26Z 2011 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9135 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Africa Latin America & Caribbean
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description	Acknowledges that security--both physical security and national security--needs to be addressed in contexts ranging from pre-conflict, conflict, to post-conflict, and in both national and local units. Solutions to stemming violence do not follow linear or sequential implementation. Capacity building requires security sector reform, peacebuilding, parliamentary oversight, civil society involvement, financial management, and transitional justice measures. The return of counterinsurgencies in rogue states or rebellions of secessionist movements has focused aid donors on the legitimacy of such groups. In countries like Colombia where disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programs were left incomplete, gang violence has escalated, and in countries like El Salvador violence has mutated across generations into transnational gangs. DDR, a popular set of activities to fund, has the potential to achieve security objectives and social welfare, but requires confidence in the government, community acceptance, a sufficiently strong economy, integration of ex-combatants into new armed forces or national service corps, and community involvement.
author	Spear, Joanna Harborne, Bernard
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title	Improving Security in Violent Conflict Settings : Security and Justice Thematic Paper
title_short	Improving Security in Violent Conflict Settings : Security and Justice Thematic Paper
title_full	Improving Security in Violent Conflict Settings : Security and Justice Thematic Paper
title_fullStr	Improving Security in Violent Conflict Settings : Security and Justice Thematic Paper
title_full_unstemmed	Improving Security in Violent Conflict Settings : Security and Justice Thematic Paper
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Improving Security in Violent Conflict Settings : Security and Justice Thematic Paper

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