Sustaining momentum: seizing the opportunity for SSR in Sudan

This paper addresses the challenge of security sector reform (SSR) in democratizing Sudan.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
13 July 2020
Country:
Sudan
Document Type:
Country Report
皇冠体育appme:
Governance and Conflict
First published:
23 June 2020
Authors:
Gebrehiwot Berhe, M and Detzner, S

Abstract

This paper addresses the challenge of security sector reform (SSR) in democratizing Sudan. 皇冠体育app former regime developed a sprawling, expensive, corrupt, brutal and ineffective array of military forces, paramilitaries, and security units. 皇冠体育app popular uprising that overthrew this regime sought to bring democracy, end the long-running wars in Darfur and the 鈥淭wo Areas鈥� of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, revitalize the economy, end corruption, and reform and downsize the security sector. All these objectives have faced formidable obstacles. Security sector reform has scarcely made it to the political agenda.

This work is part of the Conflict Research Programme managed by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and funded by the UK Department for International Development

Citation

Gebrehiwot Berhe, Mulugeta and Detzner, Sarah (2020) Sustaining momentum: seizing the opportunity for SSR in Sudan. Conflict Research Programme. Conflict and Civil Society Research Unit, LSE.

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