1 Dec 2025
Getting the timing right
Sequencing DDR and political transformation support
This Primer provides guidance for DDR practitioners, peacebuilding stakeholders, and international partners on how to sequence DDR efforts alongside political transformation in ways that align and ideally strengthen one another. Using insights from cases like Nepal, Liberia, Northern Ireland, the Philippines, and Colombia, it examines how different sequencing choices affect the relationship between security and political inclusion in post-conflict settings. The document presents conceptual frameworks, comparative case examples and practical principles to help develop more coordinated and context-sensitive strategies.
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