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Author Varisco, Andrea, author.

Title Research in security sector reform policy : the case of Sierra Leone / Andrea Edoardo Varisco
Published London, United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 279 pages)
Contents Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Empirical Context and Argument; 1.2 Setting the Scene: The Sierra Leone Civil War and British-Led SSR Policy; 1.2.1 The Seeds of the Conflict; 1.2.2 The Civil War (1991-2002); 1.2.3 British-Led SSR Activities in Sierra Leone; 1.3 Theoretical Approach and Methodology; 1.4 The Structure of the Book; References; Part I Theoretical Foundations; Chapter 2 Policy Networks and Research Utilisation in Policy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Policy Networks
2.2.1 The Dialectic Approach to Policy Networks2.3 The Role of Epistemic Communities in the Policy Process; 2.4 Theories and Paradigms of Research Utilisation; 2.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 (Re)building Fragile, Conflict-Affected States: A Three-Phase Evolution in Policy and Research; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Cold War Approaches: From the Marshall Plan to the Washington Consensus; 3.3 Post-Cold War Evolution; 3.3.1 Phase 1: Early Reflection (1990-2001); 3.3.2 Phase 2: Post-Shock Recovery (2001-2004); 3.3.3 Phase 3: Proactive Engagement (2005-2013)
3.4 Main Trends in British State Building Policy Network3.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Security Sector Reform and Research: An International Policy Network; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 SSR: The 'Armed Wing' of State Building; 4.3 The Use of Research in State Building and SSR: A Policy Network Model; 4.4 Conclusion; References; Part II Linking Theory to Practice; Chapter 5 The Influence of Research on British-Led SSR Policy in Sierra Leone: Conflict Period, 1996-2002; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Context and Stability Situation; 5.3 The Policy and Research Evolution
5.3.1 The Policy Evolution in the UK5.3.2 The Research Evolution in the UK; 5.3.3 The Policy Evolution in Sierra Leone; 5.4 The Role of Knowledge in British-Led SSR Policy in Sierra Leone; 5.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 The Influence of Research on British-Led SSR Policy in Sierra Leone: Post-conflict Period, 2002-2013; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Context and Stability Situation; 6.3 The Policy and Research Evolution; 6.3.1 The Policy Evolution in the UK; 6.3.2 The Research Evolution in the UK; 6.3.3 The Policy Evolution in Sierra Leone
6.4 The Role of Knowledge in British-Led SSR Policy in Sierra Leone6.5 Conclusion; References; Part III Synthesis; Chapter 7 Research Influence on Policy: When, Why, and How?; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 When Research Influences Policy: A Typology; 7.3 Why Research Influences Policy: The Role of Policy Networks and the Ingredients of High Impact; 7.4 How Research Influences Policy: The Different Use of Research in Policy; 7.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 8 Conclusions and Recommendations; 8.1 Introduction
Summary This book investigates the extent to which research has influenced and interacted with SSR policies, programmes and activities implemented by the UK in conflict-affected Sierra Leone. Varisco uses concepts and notions from the literature on the policy process and research utilisation to explore the ways in which research has influenced UK-led SSR policy. Here, the author analyses the evolution of the network of policy-makers, street-level bureaucrats, and researchers working on SSR in Sierra Leone, and argues that two main variables - an increased stability in the country and a progressive evolution of SSR in policy and research - contributed to the expansion of the policy network over time and to a better use of research by street-level bureaucrats on the ground. This title derives from the Sierra Leone case study a series of recommendations to improve the use of research by international organisations and bilateral donors working in fragile states
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 16, 2017)
In Springer eBooks
Subject Security sector -- Sierra Leone
Politics & government.
Warfare & defence.
HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
Diplomatic relations
Security sector
SUBJECT Sierra Leone -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone -- History, Military
Subject Great Britain
Sierra Leone
Genre/Form Electronic books
Military history
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781137586759
1137586753