Related Publications for "The Privatization of Violence and Security"
January 2013
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2013
Private Military and Security Companies - From Mercenaries to Intelligence Providers
Author: Christa Moesgaard
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
This paper examines how Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) have evolved from individual acts of mercenarism into highly professional and state legitimized corporate organizations. More on «Private Military and Security Companies - From Mercenaries to Intelligence Providers»
December 2012
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Dec 2012
Humanitarian, Development, and Private Security Actors in the Field
Author: Amanda Guidero
Publisher: Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH)
This paper addresses the lack of discussion surrounding the use of private security companies (PSCs) by humanitarian and development agencies and offers the theoretical approach of securitization to help these agencies overcome this silence. More on «Humanitarian, Development, and Private Security Actors in the Field»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Dealing with Private Security Companies
Author: Marc von Boemcken
Publisher: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
While there is evidence to suggest that private security companies can help foster economic growth and ease the burdens of public security providers, the still inadequate regulation of these companies tends to create problems. More on «Dealing with Private Security Companies»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Pirates and Privateers: Managing the Indian Ocean’s Private Security Boom
Author: James Brown
Publisher: Lowy Institute for International Policy
This paper examines the origins, characteristics, problems and likely trajectory of the private security boom in the Indian Ocean. More on «Pirates and Privateers: Managing the Indian Ocean’s Private Security Boom»
August 2012
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Aug 2012
Civilian and Private Security Contractors – Yes, They're Here to Stay
Author: Maxim Worcester
Publisher: Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW) / International Relations and Security Network (ISN)
This publication offers a positive view of the growing use of civilian contractors and private security companies (PSCs). More on «Civilian and Private Security Contractors – Yes, They're Here to Stay»
January 2012
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2012
Commercial Politics of Peace
Author: Anna Leander
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Clausewitz’s famous depiction of war as the prolongation of politics by other means captures how many Europeans think their countries’ engagement in Afghanistan is to be understood. More on «Commercial Politics of Peace» -
2012
Letting Others Lead
Author: Anna Leander
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Europeans often assume that their countries take a restrictive approach to the regulation of commercial military services, and that the regulatory glitches that continue to occur must be attributable to the permissive regulations of other states, par... More on «Letting Others Lead» -
2012
Silent and Irresponsible: European Approaches to Commercial Military Services
Author: Anna Leander
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
The silence within Europe and the irresponsibility of the approach to the commercialization of military services that it entails is the topic of the this brief. More on «Silent and Irresponsible: European Approaches to Commercial Military Services» -
2012
Conflict Trends, Issue 4 (2012)
Author: Kisiangani Emmanuel, Aleksi Ylönen, Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud, Freedom C Onuoha, Jerónimo Delgådo Caicedo, Nicolás Ávila, Tatsushi Arai, Willis Okumu
Publisher: African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
This issue of Conflict Trends covers problems facing various African states, from dispute resolution to post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation. More on «Conflict Trends, Issue 4 (2012) »
December 2011
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Dec 2011
UN Integration and Humanitarian Space
Author: Victoria Metcalfe, Alison Giffen, Samir Elhawary
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center / Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This independent study, carried out jointly by the Humanitarian Policy Group and the Stimson Center, was commissioned by the UN Integration Steering Group to look in detail at the impacts of UN integration on humanitarian action. More on «UN Integration and Humanitarian Space»
