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    How the Home Office, Serco and G4S catastrophically mishandled asylum contracts

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    How the Home Office, Serco and G4S catastrophically mishandled asylum contracts By Ian Dunt Thursday, 24 April 2014 8:45 AM 2 Hodge chairs the public accounts committee and contributed to the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Privatization Backlash

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    The Privatization Backlash For decades, city and state governments have seen contracting as a cost-saving panacea. But past experience has left some of today’s policymakers more skeptical. Molly Ball Apr 23… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Privatization of Army lodging to benefit wounded warriors

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    Privatization of Army lodging to benefit wounded warriors April 21, 2014 By David Vergun New lodging is being built and renovated on Fort Belvoir, Va., through the Privatized Army Lodging program.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Theorising the use of private military and security companies: a synthetic perspective

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    Journal of International Relations and Development (2014) 17, 112–141. published online 1 March 2013 Theorising the use of private military and security companies: a synthetic perspective Andreas Krucka Geschwister Scholl Institute for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Remaking Soldier-Citizens: Military Privatization and the Biopolitics of Sacrifice

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    Remaking Soldier-Citizens: Military Privatization and the Biopolitics of Sacrifice Author: Baggiarini, Bianca Source: St Antony’s International Review, Volume 9, Number 2, February 2014 , pp. 9-23(15) Abstract: This paper questions how military… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Surrendering Sovereignty: The Private Military Industry, the State, and the Ideology of Outsourcing

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    Surrendering Sovereignty: The Private Military Industry, the State, and the Ideology of Outsourcing John Boyce Lokaverkefni til MA-gráðu í stjórnmálafræði Félagsvísindasvið June 2013 Abstract In the globalized world of the twenty… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Privatization of peacekeeping: UN’s institutional capacity to control Private Military and Security Companies

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    Privatization of peacekeeping: UN’s institutional capacity to control Private Military and Security Companies Yigit, Huseyin URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10945/37747 Date: 2013-09 Abstract: Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) are perceived as a cost-effective… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Privatization of War and the Problem for Distinction

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    Carleton Review of International Affairs, vol. 2 (Fall, 2013) The Privatization of War and the Problem for Distinction by Avista Homayun Abstract: This paper contends that the uncertain status of employees… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Speaker John Bercow accused of risking MPs’ safety with plan to bring in private security firm at Commons

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    Speaker John Bercow accused of risking MPs’ safety with plan to bring in private security firm at Commons Mail Online By BRENDAN CARLIN, MAIL ON SUNDAY POLITICAL REPORTER 19 April 2014… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Obligations to refugees ignored

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    Obligations to refugees ignored Legal Monitor Worldwide 15 April 2014 The Australian government’s decision to send asylum seekers to other countries and to use private companies to run detention centres signifies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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