Security Sector Governance: Applying the principles of good governance to the security sector
17 November, 2015
Abstract
This SSR Backgrounder is about the concept of security sector governance (SSG). The concept of governance provides a way to understand how power and authority over state and human security are exercised within a state. Applying the principles of good governance to the security sector is the goal of security sector reform (SSR).
This SSR Backgrounder answers the following questions:
- What is governance and what does it have to do with security?
- What is good SSG?
- What is the difference between SSG and good SSG?
- What are some typical features of good SSG?
- What problems does poor SSG cause?
- Why is oversight essential to good SSG?
- How is good SSG related to SSR?