The Development of an SSR Concept, 2002–2005

Abstract

This chapter moves on to look at the specific example of Sierra Leone and the period immediately after 2002 when the peace had finally been signed. In particular it looks in detail at the effect of this on the programmes that were run on the ground and addresses the issue of differences between reforms undertaken during war and just after conflict. It looks specifically at the re-establishment of the police force, the rebuilding of a military, expansion of civilian control and the development of a Security Sector Review to involve civil society in security issues following the advent of peace in 2002 and maps the development of the concept of security sector reform and the linkages between security and development activities that began to form throughout this period.