This volume analyses the role of civil society in the reform and
oversight of the security sector in post- communist countries as a
key aspect of the transition towards democracy. It is widely
accepted that civil society actors have an important contribution
to make in the governance of the security sector. However, that
specific role has not been subject to much close or comparative
examination. This book constitutes an attempt to examine and
compare experiences of civil society participation in security
oversight across Central and Eastern Europe. The first part of the
volume presents the reader with the theoretical and conceptual
background against which the potential role of civil society in
security sector governance can be understood and assessed. The
remainder of the book is comprised of nine country studies of civil
society engagement with the security sector. Reviewing developments
over the past 15 years of regime transformation in the region, the
book draws upon a rich variety of cases that cast light on the
different experiences, challenges, and successes of civil society
actors and the media in democratization, security sector reform,
and the exercise of democratic oversight of the security
sector.
"Marina Caparini" is senior fellow at the Geneva Centre for the
Democratic Control of Armed Forces. "Philipp H. Fluri" is deputy
director of DCAF and executive director of DCAF Brussels (Belgium).
"Ferenc Molnar" is a military sociologist and deputy director of
the Centre for Strategic and Defence Studies, National Defence
University, Budapest (Hungary).
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