Post-War Security Transitions

Véronique Dudouet is senior researcher at Berghof Conflict Research in Berlin. She obtained a PhD in conflict resolution at the University of Bradford, UK. Hans J. Giessmann is the Director of Berghof Conflict Research in Berlin, and is the author of over 300 articles, books and essays. Katrin Planta is research assistant at Berghof Conflict Research, and is currently preparing her PhD dissertation.

• General Introduction Part I: Security Transition Processes in Post-War Societies 1. DDR and SSR: Conventional Approaches to International Peacebuilding Assistance 2. Defecits and Blindspots in Existing Approaches to Post-War Security Promotion Part II: Colombia Introduction 3. The M19's Reinsertion Process: Challenges and Lessons Learnt Part III: South Africa Introduction 4. Political and Security Negogiations and Security Sector Transformation in South Africa 5. South Africa's Experience of Military Integration through Interactive Negogiation and Planning Part IV: El Salvador Introduction 6. The Guarantees of Security: The FMLN and the Salvadoran Peace Process Part V: Northern Ireland Introduction 7. Agents of Change- Ex-Prisoners, Ex-Combatants and Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland Part VI: Kosovo Introduction 8. Demobilising and Integrating a Liberation Army in the Context of State Formation: Kosovo's Perspective on Security Transition Part VII: Burundi Introduction 9. The Process of Security Transition in Burundi: Challenges in Security Sector Reform and Combatant Integration Part VIII: Sudan Introduction 10. Linking DDR, Security Sector Development and Transitional Justice in Southern Sudan Part IX: Aceh Introduction 11. Guns, Soldiers and Votes: Lessons from the DDR Process in Aceh 12. The Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in Post-War Aceh: Remaining Challenges to a Gender-Blind Planning and Implementation Process Part X: Nepal Introduction 13. The Challenges of Security Sector Restructuring in Nepal 14. Challenges of Combatants' Rehabilititaion and Army Integration: Perspectives from Maoist Cantonments in Nepal Part XI: Comparative Analysis and Lessons Learnt 15. Security Transitions in Perspective Conclusion