Local Researchers and International Practitioners: Shaping Security Sector Reform in Kosovo

285 Pages·2021·6.518 MB·English

by  Jacob Phillipps

RETHINKING PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES
SERIES EDITORS: OLIVER P. RICHMOND · ANNIKA BJÖRKDAHL ·
GËZIM VISOKA
Local Researchers
and International
Practitioners
Shaping Security Sector Reform in Kosovo
Jacob Phillipps
Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
Editor-in-Chief
Oliver P. Richmond, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Gëzim Visoka, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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Jacob Phillipps
Local Researchers
and International
Practitioners
Shaping Security Sector Reform in Kosovo
Jacob Phillipps
Coventry University
Coventry, UK
Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
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Acknowledgements
This book stems from a 3-year special exhibition Ph.D. studentship
awarded by Coventry University to undertake research into Kosovo’s
SecuritySectorReform,andathesistitled‘Localresearchers,international
practitioners, and security sector reform in Kosovo’, carried out between
2016 and 2019 (https://pureportal.coventry.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/
local-researchers-international-practitioners-and-security-sector).
I would like to thank Coventry University for providing financial
support for the project, and the editorial team of the Southeast Euro-
pean and Black Sea Studies Journal for extensive peer-review, and for
publishingthearticle,Phillipps,J.(2018).Theroleofepistemiccommu-
nities: local think tanks, international practitioners and security sector
reforminKosovo.SoutheastEuropeanandBlackSeaStudies 18(2):281–
299. I am also thankful to the International Studies Association, whose
financial support ensured that I was able to participate at the Annual
ConventioninSanFranciscoin2018,andmyfellowpanellistswhoshared
helpful feedback on the direction of my research.
I am grateful for the support and enthusiasm of the many intervie-
wees who shared their valuable and interesting experiences of SSR in
Kosovo, and the staff of the local research and international organisa-
tions who provided excellent advice throughout the fieldwork. I am also
grateful to those who have provided feedback on various drafts of this
work, including Neil Renwick and Alex Kazamias, and to the Post-War
ReconstructionandDevelopmentUnit(PRDU)attheUniversityofYork.
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vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SpecialthanksgotoMum(forinvaluablehelp)andDad,Leanne,Ben,
Joe,Jamie,Mark,Ban,Sam,Amy,Alain,Beccy,andWentworth,fortheir
consistent support, proof-reading and encouragement.
Contents
1 Introduction 1
2 The Role of Individuals in SSR 33
3 Researcher and Practitioner Agency 59
4 Competing Security Knowledge: International
and Local 89
5 International Barriers, Instability and Obstructing
Local Research 135
6 Filling a Void and Contesting International SSR 177
7 The Contribution of Local Researchers 207
8 Conclusion 235
Index 271
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About the Author
Dr. Jacob Phillipps holds a Ph.D. in International Studies and Social
SciencefromCoventryUniversity,wherehewasawardeda3-yearSpecial
Exhibition Studentship. Prior to this, Dr. Phillipps completed an M.A. in
Post-War Recovery Studies with the University of York Post-War Recon-
struction and Development Unit. He has worked and conducted exten-
sive research in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. He has presented his
workintheUKandinternationally,includingattheInternationalStudies
Association annual convention, and published his academic work in peer-
reviewed journals. Dr. Phillipps has an ongoing interest in post-conflict
recovery, peace-building and the work of civil society organisations.
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AcronymsandAbbreviations
AAB College in Pristina
ACDC Advocacy Centre for Democratic Culture
ACF Advocacy Coalition Framework
ACPP Africa Conflict Prevention Pool
ACSM Association/Community of Serbian Municipalities
AJC Advisory Judicial Commission
ARC Analysis and Reporting Cell
AUK American University of Kosovo
BCSP Belgrade Centre for Security
BIRN Balkan Investigative Reporting Network
BPRG Balkans Policy Research Group
CDA Collaborative Learning Projects
CDS Centre for Defence Studies
CP Civilian Protection
CPT Centre for Peace and Tolerance
CSAT Community Safety Action Teams
CSDG Conflict Security and Development Research Group
CSDP (EU) Common Security and Defence Policy
CSO Civil Society Organisation
CVE Countering Violent Extremism
DAC (OECD) Development Assistance Committee
DCAF Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces
DDR Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration
DFID Department for International Development
DIKWE Data—Information—Knowledge—Wisdom—Enlightenment
DoJ Department of Justice
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