CIAO DATE: 03/04

Border Control Services and Security Sector Reform

Abstract

This paper provides a baseline of knowledge and reference materials to support future work on the role of border control services in security sector reform (SSR). It summarises the current state of research on border control services in the broader context of SSR, examines the discursive field, and identifies the relevance to border services of the concept of democratic control.

The paper addresses two issues related to the incorporation of border services into SSR programmes on Europe.s borders. It asks whether inclusion is justified and, secondly, assesses the relevance of civilian control to the democratic control of border services.

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