SSR Glossary

The act of supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual deficits.

A partnership whereby the police participates in the community and responds to the needs of that community, and where the community participates in its own policing and supports the police.

The systematic promotion of mutually reinforcing policy actions across government departments and agencies, creating synergies towards achieving the agreed objectives (OECD, 2001c). There are four dimensions of coherence: a) consistency between ends and means of a policy; b) consistency of policies and activities across government departments; c) consistency of policies and activities pursued by different actors; and d) alignment of policies, activities and processes between external actors and conflict affected or conflict prone countries (Picciotto and Weaving, 2006).

A non-state, non-economic organisation composed of uncoerced participants with shared interests, values and purposes, such as ethnic, cultural, political, or religious beliefs. CSOs may include nongovernmental organisations, the media, faith groups, think tanks etc. Also refer civil society.

The political space between an individual and government. Civil society can help define a country’s security needs and policies, ensure oversight of public institutions and at times provide security and justice services to segments of the population. Also refer civil society organisations, non-state and non-statutory security and justice providers.