Private Military and Security Contractors
Controlling the Corporate Warrior
Gary Schaub, Jr editor Ryan Kelty editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
Published:16th Jun '16
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In Private Military and Security Contractors (PMSCs) a multinational team of scholars and experts address a developing phenomenon: controlling the use of privatized force by states in international politics. Robust analyses of the evolving, multi-layered tapestry of formal and informal mechanisms of control address the microfoundations of the market, such as the social and role identities of contract employees, their acceptance by military personnel, and potential tensions between them. The extent and willingness of key states—South Africa, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Israel—to monitor and enforce discipline to structure their contractual relations with PMSCs on land and at sea is examined, as is the ability of the industry to regulate itself. Also discussed is the nascent international legal regime to reinforce state and industry efforts to encourage effective practices, punish inappropriate behavior, and shape the market to minimize the hazards of loosening states’ oligopolistic control over the means of legitimate organized violence. The volume presents a theoretically-informed synthesis of micro- and macro-levels of analysis, offering new insights into the challenges of controlling the agents of organized violence used by states for scholars and practitioners alike.
[P]rovides a rich, coherent, detailed, multifaceted and multi-level investigation of the pressing problem of PMSCs control.... [I]t should be recommended. * Defence Studies *
With its geographic range and convincing arguments, this work is impressive and highly relevant. The contributors collectively establish the importance of private military contractors, with ongoing concerns about the ability of states to maintain control. I recommend this authoritative book to both academic and general audiences. -- Patrick James, University of Southern California
With its geographic range and convincing arguments, this work is impressive and highly relevant. The contributors collectively establish the importance of private military contractors, with ongoing concerns about the ability of states to maintain control. I recommend this authoritative book to both academic and general audiences. -- Irina Goldenberg, Secretary General of ERGOMAS (European Research Group on Military and Society)
Even as we struggle to understand the range of issues created by Private Military and Security Companies, political and economic realities ensure they will be present in almost every modern conflict. This volume will help policy makers, academics, and practitioners come to grips with the key issues. -- T. X. Hammes, distinguished research fellow, NDU
This is a masterful and much-needed fresh look at the thorniest real-world issues associated with private military and security contractors. The authors take a global perspective, and their analysis is superbly sourced and even-handed. This is very obviously a “must have” for any serious defense analyst or policymaker in government, industry, or academia. -- Charles J. Dunlap Jr., Maj Gen, USAF (Ret.), executive director, Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, Duke University School of Law
ISBN: 9781442260221
Dimensions: 227mm x 151mm x 24mm
Weight: 585g
440 pages