The Justice-Security-Development Nexus: Theory and Practice in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

Porter, Doug; Isser, Deborah; Berg, Louis-Alexandre

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“…Third, human security has been criticised for locating threats to human security in fragile states in the global South rather than critically assessing the effect of diverse policies of countries in the global North. The problematisation of fragile states in EU strategies-facilitated by the human security framework with the two dimensions 'freedom from fear and freedom from want'-was shaped by the 'war on terror' and 'responsibility to protect' arguing for the intervention by Western countries because the poorest countries were found to pose the biggest threat to international security and development (D. Chandler, 2012;Porter et al, 2013). For instance, according to the World Bank, the cost of civil war can be equivalent to more than 30 years of economic growth (Soares et al, 2009).…”

Section: A New Approach To Governing Human Security?mentioning

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Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development – A Promising Approach for Human Security in Fragile States?

Zeigermann

2020

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

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This article explores Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) as an operational tool to promote a sustainable future for human security. Both scientific studies and policy documents were analysed to identify theoretical and practical challenges of human security from a PCSD perspective. Comparing those findings with information from expert interviews and literature on PCSD, I argue that the added value of the concept consists in its ability to deal with contradictory political interests at different stages of political decision making. The PCSD concept allows addressing synergies and nonintended effects of policies, which is particularly important in the sensitive context of violence and political transformation. Based on the analysis, my paper develops a new framework for analysing interlinked security and development challenges in fragile regions to overcome persistent shortcomings of both the human security and the PCSD concept.

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Section: A New Approach To Governing Human Security?mentioning

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Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development – A Promising Approach for Human Security in Fragile States?

Zeigermann

2020

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

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“…As nations emerge from the control of repressive regimes, wars, and ethnic conflict, the need for effective security, justice, and rule of law reform is critical for their stabilization and quest for human development. Debates regarding such reforms have problematized the state‐centric approach taken by many international development agencies, which seek to transplant justice systems from one context to another (Andersen, ; Desai, Isser, & Woolcock, ; Gordon ; Hamoudi, ; Kyed ; Porter, Isser, & Berg, ). They contend that rule of law reform requires “an understanding of justice and security provision, and by extension social ordering, as deeply political phenomena, being both the product of broader power relations as well as part of (re)producing such relations” (Kyed, , p. 3).…”

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Justice and rule of law failure in Haiti: A view from the Shanties

Marcelin

Cela

2019

Journal Community Psychology

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Since 1995, significant investments have been made in justice reform initiatives in Haiti. The results, however, have been meager. Drawing upon data from a longitudinal study conducted in Cité Soleil between 2008 and 2011, this article illuminates the short‐sightedness of top‐down reforms that fail to meet the demands of the population, leaving them to fend for themselves. In the absence of a viable justice system Cité Soleil residents have resorted to alternative, and at times pathological, measures to exact some level of “justice”. In this article, we contend that an empirically grounded base of knowledge of the demand side of justice and the promotion of trust‐building strategies that engage the active participation of citizens in the country are necessary to enact and sustain justice and rule of law reform. Such an approach will create a venue to channel civil society's demands, build political will and facilitate coordination between stakeholders and Haitian society for self‐sustained rule of law institutions and long‐term peace building in Haiti.

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“…49 As Porter et al argue, the best way to address a real shift in the justice-security nexus is through legal and political reforms and immediate capacity building initiatives by state and non-state actors. 50 Such initiatives inevitably include some mix of transitional justice measures such as vetting procedures and trials, commissions of inquiry, reparations and memorials and apologies and public debate. In most instances, these processes are linked to SSR, whether by design or not.…”

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Rule of Law, Security, and Transitional Justice in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Societies

Mihr¹,

Lekha²

2018

Oxford Scholarship Online

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States are expected to provide both security and justice for their citizens; one needs the other in order to work well. Yet when both are damaged or destroyed by war, state actors and outsiders alike tend to treat them as competing post-conflict priorities. Over the past twenty years, numerous processes have emerged to promote one or both, including “transitional justice”—from courts and truth commissions to community reconciliation—and programs to restore rule of law, reform the “security sector” (SSR) and disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate fighters into society (DDR). The many actors involved have just as many, sometimes competing, operational priorities, knowing that change is urgent, but necessarily long-term. This chapter examines the interaction of transitional justice, rule of law, SSR, and DDR, identifying key concepts, actors, processes, and challenges in pursuing change in each of these areas simultaneously.

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The Justice-Security-Development Nexus: Theory and Practice in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

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Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development – A Promising Approach for Human Security in Fragile States?

Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development – A Promising Approach for Human Security in Fragile States?

Justice and rule of law failure in Haiti: A view from the Shanties

Rule of Law, Security, and Transitional Justice in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Societies

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