CSS 402: Democracy and Governance of Security Sector

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

1. apprise the concepts of security sector, security sector governance and security sector reform and transformation;
2. identify the major security sector agencies and their roles;
3. explain the essence and determinants of security sector reform;
4. discuss the relationship between democratic governance of society and security sector governance; and
5. identify challenges of security sector governance and reform in Nigeria.

Course Contents

Nature, types and principles of democracy. Definitions of security sector, security sector governance, security sector reform and security sector transformation. Post-conflict security sector reconstitution. Agencies and institutions that constitute the security sector. Essence and elements of security sector governance. Determinants and characteristics of security sector governance and reform. Roles of the legislature, executive, judiciary and civil society in security sector governance and reform. Nexus between democracy and security.

Oversight and accountability in democratic governance of society and security sector. Security sector reform goals and approaches. Challenges of security sector reform. Democracy and security in Nigeria. Composition and governance of security sector in Nigeria. Security sector reform in Nigeria.