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Security, Democracy and War Crimes

Security Sector Transformation in Serbia

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: New Security Challenges (NSECH)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction

    • James Gow, Ivan Zverzžhanovski
    Pages 1-21
  3. De-Politicisation and Transition Delayed

    • James Gow, Ivan Zverzžhanovski
    Pages 35-55
  4. Civilianising Defence Policy-Making and Military Reform

    • James Gow, Ivan Zverzžhanovski
    Pages 56-82
  5. Rules: The Legal and Institutional Framework for Democratic Control

    • James Gow, Ivan Zverzžhanovski
    Pages 83-100
  6. The War Crimes Legacy

    • James Gow, Ivan Zverzžhanovski
    Pages 124-150
  7. Passing the Mladić Test

    • James Gow, Ivan Zverzžhanovski
    Pages 151-176
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 177-229

About this book

This book examines how the war crime legacy resulting from the Yugoslav war of the 1990s on political and military transformation in Serbia was an impediment to security reform, democratization and the achievement of Western standards in the Belgrade armed forces.

Reviews

"It is very gratifying to see such a scholarly, insightful, instructive and, above all, interesting study of the truly complex web of issues involving security, democracy, war crimes and reform of national security and defence organisations, which has been so crucial to the stable development of modern Serbia. However, the real importance of this book is its timeliness and relevance, for these issues are becoming equally crucial in Egypt, Syria, Tunisia and Libya, and will become so in other countries engulfed by the 'Arab Spring'. It is to be hoped that those involved in trying to find long-term solutions to the problems of today's Middle East and North Africa can learn the lessons which this book has to teach." - Chris Donnelly, Director of The Institute for Statecraft

Authors and Affiliations

  • King’s College London, UK

    James Gow

  • SEESAC, Belgrade, Serbia

    Ivan Zverzžhanovski

About the authors

James Gow is Professor of International Peace and Security and Co-Director of the War Crimes Research Group, King's College London, UK. He has served as an expert advisor to the UK Secretary of State for Defence and the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Ivan Zveržhanovski is Coordinator, SEESAC, Belgrade. He was previously a Research Associate and Lecturer in War Studies, King's College London, UK and a Research Associate at the Institute for Comparative Law, Belgrade.

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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