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The aim of the survey is to examine perceptions and attitudes towards security sector reform in Syria. It is about how Syrians imagine an ideal security sector, or a reform process to that effect, for their country in order to regain confidence in state security provision. The population is made up of Syrians between the ages of 15-45 who currently live in Germany. The selection was made by a snowball or availability sample. The questionnaire consists of 5 parts, includes 63 questions in High Arabic (Modern Standard Arabic) and is online-based (CAWI). Topics: Basic understanding of security sector reform (query of 5 central termini: rule of law, human rights, civilian oversight, good governance and security sector reform). Experiences of insecurity and injustice in Syria before and during the war: personal definition of security; sense of security in different places in Syria before and during the war; experience of insecurity and injustice: most frequent and serious types of insecurity and injustice before and during the war in Syria (e.g. domestic violence by family members or spouses, etc.); personal experience (resp. experience of a person close to the respondent ) of different types of insecurity and injustice; assessment of the extent of repression and violence in the place of residence, in the governorate and in the country before the war in Syria and during the war by state security forces and non-state armed groups; most responsible institutions for repression and violence before the war in Syria and during the war. General assessment of state security institutions (army, police and intelligence agencies): before the Syrian war a distinction was possible between the major security providers; knowledge of various processes, institutions, roles and responsibilities in the Syrian Arab Republic; agreement to statements regarding the security providers before the war in Syria: responded to the needs of the Syrian people, provided high quality services to...