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In the Business of Peace: The Political Influence of Private Military and Security Companies on UN Peacekeeping
International Peacekeeping Volume 20, Issue 1, 2013 In the Business of Peace: The Political Influence of Private Military and Security Companies on UN Peacekeeping Åse Gilje østensen* pages 33-47 Published… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The political agency of private military and security companies: Govenors in the making
The political agency of private military and security companies: Govenors in the making Østensen, Åse Gilje Doctoral thesis Peer reviewed Date: 2013-06-06 Publisher: The University of Bergen You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe … Continue reading
Acting like chameleons’: On the McDonaldization of private security
Security Journal (2013) 26, 294–309. doi:10.1057/sj.2013.18; published online 13 May 2013 ‘Acting like chameleons’: On the McDonaldization of private security Ronald van Stedena and Jaap de Waardb aDepartment of Governance Studies, VU University… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The South African Defence Review (2012) and private military/security companies (PMSCs): heralding a shift from prohibition to regulation?
The South African Defence Review (2012) and private military/security companies (PMSCs): heralding a shift from prohibition to regulation? The South African Defence Review (2012) and private military/security … You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to … Continue reading
Microeconomics, Private Security, and the Significance to Operational Planning
Microeconomics, Private Security, and the Significance to Operational Planning This is the html version of the file http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a583829.pdf. Google automatically generates html versions of documents as we crawl the web.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Beyond Pirates, Terrorists, and Mercenaries: Towards ARelational Typology of Non-State Violence
This is the html version of the file http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/workshop/papers/mark_shirk_cidcm_workshop_20130225.pdf. Page 1 Beyond Pirates, Terrorists, and Mercenaries: Towards ARelational Typology of Non-State Violence 1 Mark Shirk University of Maryland – College Park… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Heterologous and Homologous Perspectives on the Relation Between Morality and Organization
Heterologous and Homologous Perspectives on the Relation Between Morality and Organization Illustration of Implications for Studying the Rise of Private Military and Security Industry Masoud Shadnam1 1NEOMA Business School, France Masoud… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Privatization of Military Capability Has Gone Too Far: A Response to Lindy Heinecken’s “Outsourcing Public Security: The Unforeseen Consequences for the Military Profession”
Privatization of Military Capability Has Gone Too Far: A Response to Lindy Heinecken’s “Outsourcing Public Security: The Unforeseen Consequences for the Military Profession” Paul R. Camacho camacho1625@hotmail.com Abstract This article is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Bridging the Security gap in Ghana: The role of Private Security Actors
Bridging the Security gap in Ghana: The role of Private Security Actors Amadu Musah Abudu, Yusif Nuhu, Joseph Kofi Nkuah Abstract Traditionally, the police have been the mechanism for protecting the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Risk and Private Military Work
Risk and Private Military Work Carolyn Gallaher Article first published online: 27 MAY 2011 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2011.00893.x Antipode Volume 44, Issue 3, pages 783–805, June 2012 Keywords: military privatization; class; private military contracting;… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading