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
23 June 2020
Country:
Sudan
Document Type:
Country Report
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
Authors:
Gebrehiwot Berhe, M, Detzner, S

Abstract

This paper addresses the challenge of security sector reform (SSR) in democratizing Sudan. The former regime developed a sprawling, expensive, corrupt, brutal and ineffective array of military forces, paramilitaries, and security units. The popular uprising that overthrew this regime sought to bring democracy, end the long-running wars in Darfur and the “Two Areas” 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.

Sustaining momentum: seizing the opportunity for SSR in Sudan

Published 23 June 2020
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