Security sector reform in Africa: Donor approaches versus local needs

Security Sector Reform

For 26 years, from 1960 until 1996 and the signing of the Accord for a “Firm and Lasting Peace”, Guatemala was the setting of one of the bloodiest of Latin America’s Cold War armed conflicts. During this period, a national security doctrine militarized the state. The last provision of the Peace Accord in Guatemala, the ‘Agreement on the Strengthening of Civilian Power and on the Role of the Arm...

Security Sector Reform in Zimbabwe

On the 15th of September 2008, a power-sharing agreement was brokered between the major political parties in Zimbabwe, namely, the Tsvangirai-led Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T), the Mutambara-led Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-M) and the then ruling Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF). This Global Political Agreement (GPA) paved the way for the establishment o...

Security Sector Reform in Developing and Transitional Countries Revisited

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Proactive Versus Reactive Security Investments in the Healthcare Sector

In this article, we seek to identify the effects of security investments that arise from previous failures or external regulatory pressure. Building on organizational learning theory, this study focuses on the healthcare sector where legislation mandates breach disclosure and detailed data on security investments are available. Using a Cox proportional hazard model, we demonstrate that proactiv...