Debate about security sector reform is often restricted to government, a handful of security experts, and the security sector itself. Yet, civil society is a crucial stakeholder in the SSR discourse if SSR efforts are to successfully build a professional, legitimate and effective security sector. In the Gambia, comprehensive security sector reform is a core element of the country’s democratic transition process after the 2016 elections. This paper explores modalities of civil society engagement with the SSR process that may foster dialogue and an informed civic discourse.
Tucked perfectly inside Senegal and closely following the meandering curves of the River Gambia, The Gambia has the smallest landmass and population in continental Africa. Though a small state, the Republic of The Gambia enjoyed an enviable record of political stability and social harmony. Not only that, but The Gambia was also successful in projecting the values of peace, democracy, and liberal internationalism in its international engagements during the First Republic under the stewardship of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara. However, The Gambia’s path to building a liberal constitutional order at home and promoting the values of peace, stability, and public order on the international stage was disrupted by the 1994 military coup led by then-Colonel Yahya Jammeh. While President Jammeh returned The Gambia to electoral democracy in 1996, the restriction of civic and political space turned elections into mere rituals, devoid of free and fair competition. Thus, considering numerous other non-democratic tendencies under Jammeh, The Gambia effectively became an ‘authoritarian democracy.
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Fostering dialogue and informed civic discourse / Dr. Luqman Saka. - Dakar-Fann : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Peace and Security Competence Center, Africa Department, March 2025. - 8 Seiten = 100 KB, PDF-File. - Electronic ed.: Dakar-Fann : FES-PSCC, 2025ISBN 978-2-490093-50-2
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