|
The Global Consortium on Security Transformation |
|
The Global Consortium on Security Transformation is a joint initiative between seven southern and one northern institution located in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East:
• Africa Security Sector Network (ASSN)
• Arab Reform Initiative (ARI)
• Facultad LatinoAmerica de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Chile
• Institute of Development Studies (IDS), UK
• Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS), the Philippines
• Instituto de Ensenanza para el Desorollo Sostenibile (IEPADES), Guatemala
• International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES), Sri Lanka
• Southern Africa Defence and Security Management Network (SADSEM)
|
 |
Africa Security Sector Network (ASSN)
The ASSN was created at Elmina, Ghana in November 2003, out of a recognition of the need to harmonise the activities of the various African organisations working in the area of security sector reform (or transformation) and governance. The driving vision of the ASSN is that of an African security sector that is democratically governed, people-centred, well managed, effective and accountable, and continental, regional and national security communities that are self-reliant, and able to draw primarily upon indigenous resources and knowledge to support sustainable collective peace and security arrangements. ASSN carries out a wide range of activities, both at the corporate level and through its member organisations. Current activities include: delivery of high-level courses and seminars in Security Sector Governance and Management in Southern Africa; a variety of capacity-building programmes for Parliamentarians across the continent; advisory and consultancy services for SSR policy development and design in Liberia, Sudan and Guyana (also collaboration on police reforms in Kenya, Nigeria and defence reforms in Ghana); and work on designing regional SSR strategies by network branches in the Horn and Great Lakes. ASSN also assists with recruitment of African consultants and experts in the SSR area. Although the ASSN has been directly involved in several activities on its own, its main mandate is facilitation (including funding) of the activities of its members.
http://www.africansecurity.org/
Representatives Attending the Colloquium:
Dr. Eboe Hutchful |
| |
| |
| |
 |
Arab Reform Initiative (ARI)
The Arab Reform Initiative is a network of Arab research and policy institutes, with partners from the United States and Europe. It was founded in 2005. The purpose of this network is to mobilize the Arab research capacity to develop a program for reform in the Arab World that is realistic and home grown, and to produce policy recommendations that can help advance democratic reform in the region. Policy options produced by the Arab Reform Initiative are addressed to political leaders, elites and civil society groups in the Arab world in an attempt to deepen the ongoing debate on reform in the region. The Arab Reform Initiative also aims to promote a dialogue between policy institutes in the Arab world, the United States and Europe with the aim of forging a common vision for reform, which can inform the understanding of western policy makers on issues of reform in the Arab world. Finally, the Arab Reform Initiative aims to raise awareness in the Arab world about successful transitions to democracy in other parts of the world, and of the mechanisms and compromises, which made such successful transitions possible.
http://www.arab-reform.net/
Representatives Attending the Colloquium:
Dr. Bassma Kodmani |
|
| |
| |
 |
Facultad LatinoAmerica de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Chile
The Latin-American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) is an international organization, autonomous and regional in character, which was created in 1957, under the initiative of UNESCO and certain governments of the region. Its principal objective is to promote the field of social sciences in Latin America and the Caribbean. Currently, the FLACSO general agreement counts fifteen State members, all located in Latin America and the Caribbean. The coordination of the faculty, as well as its legal representation, is the responsibility of the General Secretariat, which is located in Costa Rica since 1979. FLACSO carries out several academic activities including teaching, research, knowledge transfer, academic broadening and technical cooperation. Since its inception, postgraduate teaching in the various disciplines of the Social Sciences constitutes one of the main activities of FLACSO. FLACSO-Chile has developed a wide range of research on strategic issues and security. The programme on citizenship and security is currently conducting a research on Security Sector Reform. The first report was released on August 2007.
http://www.flacso.org/
Representatives Attending the Colloquium:
Dr. Claudio Fuentes |
|
| |
| |
 |
Institute of Development Studies (IDS), UK
The Institute of Development Studies is a leading global organisation for research, teaching and communications on international development. IDS was founded in 1966 and enjoys an international reputation based on the quality of its work and its commitment to applying academic skills to real world challenges. Its purpose is to understand and explain the world, and to try to change it – to influence as well as to inform. IDS hosts five dynamic research teams, eight popular postgraduate courses, and a family of world-class knowledge services. These three spheres are integrated in a unique combination – as a development knowledge hub, IDS is connected into and is a convenor of networks throughout the world. The Institute is home to approximately 100 researchers, 70 knowledge services staff, 65 support staff and about 150 students at any one time. But the IDS community extends far beyond, encompassing an extensive network of partners, former staff and students across the development community worldwide.
http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/
Representatives Attending the Colloquium:
Dr. Robin Luckham
Dr. Niagale Bagayoko-Penone |
|
| |
| |
 |
| Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS), the Philippines |
ISDS is an independent policy research and advocacy institute. It was founded by a group of academics from the University of the Philippines in April 1991 in response to the need for an ongoing evaluation and interpretation of the changes in national and international affairs by serious international, regional, and national analysts. It was also aimed at responding to the need to provide academics a venue for research to enrich teaching and to provide inputs to policy making. ISDS aims to contribute to international and regional peace and cooperation, and human well-being through cooperative research and advocacy, discussion, publication, and training activities. Its approach is to identify and mobilize specialists in the fields of international relations, policy studies, and countryside development, who will generate a range of options in the formulation of international, regional, national, and local policies. The research outputs of the Institute are disseminated through a variety of local, regional, and international activities and publications such as roundtables, monographs, and books. The Institute considers roundtables a crucial technique for generating information and insights from informed sources, and for wider and immediate dissemination of results.
http://www.pdgs.org.ar/institutions/ins-filipinas1.htm
Representatives Attending the Colloquium:
Dr. Carolina Hernandez |
|
| |
| |
 |
Instituto de Enseñanza para el Desarrollo Sostenible (IEPADES), Guatemala
The Institute for Teaching on Sustainable Development (IEPADES) is an NGO with more than 10 years of experience in peace building and democracy based on social justice and the self-management of the community. IEPADES has two specific areas of expertise: research and advocacy in public policy as well as local empowerment and credits. Among others, IEPADES is working on the following issues: security, gender, arms control, preventive security, community police, agricultural productivity, rural communities’ organizations and credits. IEPADES’ objective is threefold: research/knowledge generation, knowledge transfer/dissemination among civil society, as well as capacity building/teaching. The main IEPADES office is located in the Guatemalan capital.
http://www.iepades.org/
Representatives Attending the Colloquium:
Carmen de Leon Escribano
Maria Patricia Gonzalez
|
|
| |
| |
 |
International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES), Sri Lanka
ICES was established in 1982 on the initiative of eminent Sri Lankan scholars, supported by the Ford Foundation and nurtured by international scholars. It functions as an international centre of excellence located in the Global South to conduct research and develop policies and mechanisms to address issues of ethnicity, pluralism, and the prevention and management of conflict. Over 25 years, ICES has shaped and influenced national, regional as well as global policy, discourse, and institutions, through its authentic Southern voice based on rigorous empirical research, inclusive and creative inter-disciplinary dialogue, and affordable high quality publications. Following extensive academic, legal and political involvement in the constitutional process and policy formulation in Sri Lanka and strong advocacy in the areas of gender, human and minority rights, ICES has been well established among the international community for its capacity to generate high quality research which is politically relevant nationally, regionally and globally. ICES has always believed in strong South-South networks and works collaboratively across Asia and Africa and is now extending its partnerships into Latin America and the Middle East.
http://www.icescolombo.org
Representatives Attending the Colloquium:
Dr. Rama Mani
Mr. Sunil Bastian |
|
| |
| |
 |
Southern Africa Defence and Security Management Network (SADSEM)
The SADSEM network seeks to contribute to promoting peace and security in southern Africa, and developing a basis for common security in the region. It has done so by developing the capacity of governments in the region to: 1) manage their defence forces and other security organs in a democratic manner; 2) participate in regional security initiatives; 3) co-operate with multinational conflict resolution and peace missions. Its targeted training programmes have benefited some 3000 senior government officials, military officers, and civil society leaders in southern Africa. It also undertakes research on security issues, and helps governments in the region to develop defence policy. The SADSEM network comprises ten tertiary partner institutions, which implement the programme in the 14 member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It is managed by the Centre for Defence and Security Management (CDSM) in the Graduate School of Public and Development Management of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
http://www.sadsem.org
Representatives Attending the Colloquium:
Dr. Gavin Cawthra |
|
Back to Top |
|
|
| Published/ Unpublished Documents |
|
|
|
