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Ethnography in Conflict Zones: The Perils of Researching Private Security Contractors

Ethnography in Conflict Zones: The Perils of Researching Private Security Contractors Amanda Chisholm *Forthcoming in In Williams, A, J, Jenkings, K N, Rech, M F and Woodward, R, eds. The Ashgate… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Everyday Matters in Global Private Security Supply Chains: A Feminist Global Political Economy Perspective on Gurkhas in Private Security

Everyday Matters in Global Private Security Supply Chains: A Feminist Global Political Economy Perspective on Gurkhas in Private Security[i][ii] Abstract: In a case study of Nepalese Gurkhas working for Western private… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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‘Military Competencies and Security Careers: Assessing the Transition to the Private Sector’

‘Military Competencies and Security Careers: Assessing the Transition to the Private Sector’ Darren R Handley University of Portsmouth Institute of Criminal Justice Studies May 2015   Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Myth, The Men and The Market

The Myth, the Men and the Markets: the gendered political economies of private security Amanda Chisholm Newcastle University Introduction Private military and security companies (PMSCs) are a part of a multibillion-dollar… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Private military and security companies: mercenaries from to intelligence providers

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ARE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS EXPLOITING WORKERS OVERSEAS: EXAMINING ENFORCEMENT OF THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT

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The Rise of Private Military Companies in Switzerland

The Rise of Private Military Companies in Switzerland by Matthias Bieri, Google Translation- https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.css.ethz.ch%2Fpublications%2Fpdfs%2FBulletin-2015-Private-Sicherheitsunternehmen.pdf&edit-text=   You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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OPERATIONAL CONTRACT SUPPORT: LEARNING FROM THE PAST AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

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THE COMPREHENSIVE CONTINGENCY CONTRACTING REFORM ACT OF 2012

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CONTRACTORS: HOW MUCH ARE THEY COSTING THE GOVERNMENT

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