Background

Resources

 

Legislative Guidance Tool for States to Regulate Private Military and Security Companies
Handbook on Gender and Complaints Mechanisms
Megan Bastick
SSR in a Nutshell: Manual for Introductory Training on Security Sector Reform
Top Ten Programming Tools for Security and Justice Sector Reform
Top Ten Tips Series
What Works in International Security and Justice Programming?
What is Security? Infographic
What is Governance? Infographic
Intelligence Services: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
The Role of Parliament in Police Governance: Lessons Learned from Asia and Europe
Mario J. Aguja, Hans Born
Intelligence Oversight: Ensuring accountable intelligence within a framework of democratic governance
Security sector governance in Egypt: Civil-military relations in focus
Måns Hanssen
Guidelines for national organizations and institutions on visiting places of detention in Tunisia (FR/AR
Criminal Justice Practice and Violence Against Women
Kateryna Cherepakha, Alain Laferté, Kateryna Levchenko, Maryna Legenka and Mylène Socquet-Juglard
Policy Recommendations of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 2015
The Security Sector and Global Health Crises: Lessons and Prospects. A Policy Brief
SA Matlin, A Schnabel, I Kickbusch, T Winkler, M Sangiorgio, M Told, U Trepp, W Werder
Proceedings from the Second International Conference "Security Sector Governance: The Role of Democratic Institutions & International Best Practices"
Philipp H. Fluri, Oleksiy Melnyk
Security Sector Engagement in Global Health Crises: A Brief for Policy-Makers
SA Matlin, A Schnabel, I Kickbusch, M Sangiorgio, M Told
Tool 8: Integrating Gender in Security Sector Reform and Governance
Aisha Fofana Ibrahim, Alex Sivalie Mbayo, Rosaline Mcarthy
Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces: Selected Case Studies
William McDermott, Kim Piaget
Armed Private Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Oversight and Accountability in an Evolving Context Regional Study
Good Governance of the Security Sector in Southeast Asia: What Role for Parliament?
Mario J. Aguja, Hans Born
Linking Mine Action and SSR through Human Security
Ursign Hofmann, Gianluca Maspoli, Åsa Massleberg and Pascal Rapillard
Integrating SSR and SALW Programming
Mark Sedra, Geoff Burt
DDR and SSR in War-to-Peace Transition
Christopher von Dyck
Citizens of Ukraine on Security Survey 2016
Monitoring Ukraine's Security Governance Challenges. Proceedings from the First International Conference "Monitoring Ukraine's Security Governance Challenges - Status and Needs". 21-22 January 2016, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Syrian refugees in Turkey: a burden or benefit?
M. Murat Erdogan
What does Turkey want in Syria and why?
Suat Kiniklioglu
Private Security in Practice: Case Studies from Southeast Europe
Franziska Klopfer, Nelleke van Amstel
The Privatisation of security in Africa: Challenges and lessons from Côte d?Ivoire, Mali and Senegal
Alan Bryden
The Military, the Media and Public Perceptions in Egypt: Communication and Civil-Military Relations
Romuald Bolliger, Mohamed Elmenshawy and Ragnar Weilandt
Practice Guide: Domestic Violence
Nenad Galić
The Complaint-Handling System and Civilian Oversight of the Palestinian Security Sector
Mahmoud Alawna, Nora-Elise Beck, Vlatko Cvrtila, Fatima Itawi, Sasa Jankovic, Arnold Luethold, Frederic Maio, Felix Tusa
Social Media Guide for Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces
William McDermott, Efrat Gilad
The Protection of Personal Data in relation to the Security Sector in Morocco
Cécile Guy, Alizée Henry, Habib Belkouch
The Legal Framework of Security Sector Governance in Georgia (2016 Update)
Mindia Vashakmadze
Women in the Ukrainian Security Sector: Legislation and Current Practices
Philipp Fluri, Maria Berlinska, Valentyn Badrack
Developing Civil-Democratic Legislation for the Palestinian National Security Forces
International Support to Security Sector Reform in Ukraine: A Mapping of SSR Projects
Måns Hanssen
Mapping Study: Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces in Francophone Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa
Democratic Civilian Control over the Security Sector: Comparative Legal Documents
Philipp Fluri, Valentyn Badrack
Teaching Gender in the Military: a Handbook
Bojana Balon, Anna Björsson, Tanja Geiss, Aiko Holvikivi, Anna Kadar, Iryna Lysychkina, Callum Watson
OSCE Focus Conference Proceedings. Europe in Crisis: Renewed Relevance of the OSCE? 9-10 October 2015, Maison de la Paix, Geneva
Financial Oversight in the Security Sector: A Toolkit for Trainers
John McAndrew
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: Issue Paper on Democratic and Effective Oversight of National Security Services
Aidan Wills
Manual for Palestinian Law Enforcement Officers
Working Paper: The Compliance of Palestinian Security Legislation with the UN Convention against Corruption
Regula Kaufmann, Arnold Luethold, Eman Redwan, Felix Tusa, Zoltan Venczel
Summary report and recommendations: National conference on the benefits and challenges of signing and implementing OPCAT for Palestine
DCAF Annual Report 2015
Mapping the Palestinian Complaints-Handling System
Abdelhadi Al-Barghouthi, Nora-Elise Beck, Fatima Itawi, Ali Karakra, Regula Kaufmann, Arnold Luethold, Nicolas Masson, Jane Rice, Kamel Rimawi, Majed Saleh, Felix Tusa, Zoltan Venczel
Needs Assessment Report of five Palestinian Civil Society Organizations: Informal Oversight Capacities in the Palestinian Security Sector
Regula Kaufmann, Arnold Luethold, Eman Redwan, German Reyes Suarez, Jane Rice, Felix Tusa, Zoltan Venczel
Preventing Corruption in the Palestinian Security Sector: Improving the Consistency of the Palestinian Security Sector Legislation with the UN Convention against Corruption
Dorte Hvidemose, Regula Kaufmann, Eman Redwan, Felix Tusa, Zoltan Venczel, Lejla Zvizdic, Nora-Elise Beck
Democratic Civilian Control and Military Crisis in Ukraine: Legislative Aspects
Philipp Fluri, Valentyn Badrack
Anti-Corruption Measures in Ukraine after the Revolution of Dignity: Key Legislative Aspects
Philipp Fluri, Valentyn Badrack
Tool 6: Civil Society Involvement in Security Sector Reform and Governance
Augustin Loada, Ornella Moderan
Training Manual on Police Integrity
Paulo Costa, Isaline Thorens
Gouvernance du secteur de la Sécurité
Alan Bryden, Fairlie Chappuis
Learning from West African Experiences in Security Sector Governance
Alan Bryden, Fairlie Chappuis
La Place du Genre dans les Mécanismes de Plaintes
Megan Bastick
Policy Recommendations of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly - 2014
The Montreux Documents and the International Code of Conduct: Understanding the relationship between international initiatives to regulate the global private security industry
Nelleke Van Amstel, Tilman Rodenhäuser
Tool 4: Access to Information and Security Sector Governance
Bilal Al-Barghouthi, Bertil Cottier, Nicolas Masson, John McAndrew
Oversight and Guidance: Parliaments and Security Sector Governance
Eden Cole, Philipp Fluri, Simon Lunn
Moldova's Security and Defence Sector Legislation
Viorel Cibotaru, Philipp Fluri
2014 Almanac on Human Rights and the Indonesian Security Sector
Mufti Maakarim A.
Peacebuilding and Security Sector Governance in Asia
Yuji Uesugi
Tool 4: Effective Management of External Support to Security Sector Reform
Ornella Moderan
Valerie Yankey-Wayne
Survivors Speak: Reflections on Criminal Justice System Responses to Domestic Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Heather Huhtanen
Majda Halilović
The Security Sector and Gender: A survey of the National Police, Civil Protection, the Armed and Security Forces, the Justice system and Penal services of Mali
Veerle Triquet and Lorraine Serrano
Countering Human Trafficking: The UK?s Efforts
Giji Gya
Bernie Gravett
Tool 2: Security Sector Reform Programming
Ornella Moderan
Mpako Foaleng, Amadou Mahamane Ousmane
Tool 1: Political Leadership and National Ownership of Security Sector Reform Processes
Ornella Moderan
The Armed Forces: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
National Security Policies: Formulating national security policies for good security sector governance
Parliaments: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
The Police: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
The Justice Sector: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
Gender Equality and Security Sector Reform: Mainstreaming gender equality in security provision, management and oversight
Gender Equality and Good Security Sector Governance: Gender equality for state and human security
The Security Sector: Roles and responsibilities in security provision, management and oversight
Business and Security Sector Reform: The Case of Corporate Security Responsibility
Pedro Rosa Mendes
What Future for the Palestinian Military Justice System?
Towards an International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers: A View from Inside a Multistakeholder Process
Anne-Marie Buzatu
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Meeting: New Security Challenges: the Role of Parliaments
Making International Intelligence Cooperation Accountable
Hans Born, Ian Leigh and Aidan Wills
Security Sector Governance in the Tunisian Constitution of 27 January 2014
Wided Boujeh, Nassreddine Harzallah, Arnold Luethold, Jean-Michel Rousseau
Cecile Guy
Money Matters: Addressing the Financial Sustainability of Security Sector Reform
Rory Keane and Thorodd Ommundsen
A Force for Good: Mapping the private security landscape in Southeast Europe
Franziska Klopfer, Nelleke van Amstel
Assessing Community Safety in the Governorate of Hebron
DCAF
The Role of Parliaments in Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in NATO Member Countries
Anna Kadar, Callum Watson
Audrey Reeves
Developing a Community Safety Plan for Jenin
DCAF
Parliaments and National Strategy Documents: A comparative case-study from the Nordic region
Alyson JK Bailes
OSCE Focus: Ukraine and European Security: Prospects for the Future
Gender and SSR: Training Manual for Community Women in Sierra Leone
Anike Doherty and Lorraine Serrano
Nana Pratt
Mapping Study: Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces in the OSCE Region
Kim Piaget, Rina Turtio
Assessing Community Safety in the Governorate of Jenin
Mirvat Afeef, Wafa’ Afeef, Sana’ Badawi, Hassan Fheid, Peter Homel, Fatima Itawi, Regula Kaufmann, Arnold Luethold, Nicolas Masson, Omar Rahhal, Jane Rice, Zoltan Venczel, Rabee’ Yassin, Dia’ Zgheibi
Training needs assessment report: Strengthening Financial Oversight Institutions in the Palestinian Security Sector
Intisar Abu Khalaf, Regula Kaufmann, Arnold Luethold, German Reyes Suarez, Jane Rice, Zoltan Venczel
Arrested Policing: Assessment of Damage to Criminal Justice Infrastructure in the Gaza Strip during Operation "Protective Edge"
DCAF
DCAF Annual Report 2014