Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 03/2010

Local Ownership of Security Sector Reform

Liz Panarelli

February 2010

United States Institute of Peace

Abstract

Security sector reform (SSR) is a highly complex and political process involving a range of international and local actors. There is a growing policy consensus that sustainability is a critical component of success for SSR programs, and that early local ownership is a critical component of sustainability.