Security Sector Reform in Southeast Asia

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction: Security Sector Reform in Southeast Asia

   • Felix Heiduk

   Pages 1-22

3. Security Sector Reform in Southeast Asia: From Policy to Practice

   • Carolina G. Hernandez

   Pages 23-53

4. Eurocentric and Ahistorical? The Concept of SSR and Its Limits

   • Jörg Krempel

   Pages 54-82

5. Impediments to Security Sector Reform in Thailand

   • Deniz Kocak, Johannes Kode

   Pages 83-101

6. Superficial Consolidation: Security Sector Governance and the Executive Branch in the Philippines Today

   • Paul Chambers

   Pages 102-130

7. Stifled Development: The SSR — Civil Society Organizations Community in Post-authoritarian Indonesia

   • Fabio Scarpello

   Pages 131-158

8. Security Sector Reform in Southeast Asia: The Role of Private Security Providers

   • Carolin Liss

   Pages 159-180

9. Do as We Say, Not as We Do? Gender and Police Reform in Timor-Leste

   • Henri Myrttinen

   Pages 181-200

10. A Sisyphean Exercise of SSR: Examining the Role of the UN in Timor-Leste

    • Nicolas Lemay-Hébert

    Pages 201-224

11. Conclusion: Assessing Security Sector Reform in Southeast Asia

    • Felix Heiduk

    Pages 225-237

12. Back Matter

    Pages 238-245

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Successful reform of the security sector has been regarded as pivotal for a successful transition from authoritarianism to democracy by Western donors. A global cast of contributors examines SSR in a variety of policy fields in Southeast Asia, paying specific attention to the adaption of 'Western' reform concepts by local actors.

• democracy
• executive
• gender
• Governance
• police
• Policy

“The book contains 10 chapters, each of which analyses a specific part of SSR, including local ownership, executive and legislative control of security forces, gender and police reform, and the role of civil society. … makes a significant contribution to our understanding of SSR. Each chapter is accessible, engaging, and insightful, and will surely spark interest and further analysis.” (Leanne-Marie McCarthy-Cotter, Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, Vol. 34 (3), 2015)

• University of Birmingham, UK

  Felix Heiduk

Paul Chambers, Chiang Mai University, Thailand Felix Heiduk, University of Birmingham, UK Carolina G. Hernandez, University of the Philippines Deniz Kocak, Free University Berlin, Germany Johannes Kode, independent scholar Jörg Krempel, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, GermanyNicolas Lemay-Hébert, University of Birmingham, UK Carolin Liss, Griffith University, Australia Henri Myrttinen, International Alert, London, UK Fabio Scarpello, Murdoch University, Australia

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