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Title Private military and security companies : chances, problems, pitfalls and prospects / Thomas Jäger, Gerhard Kümmel (eds.)
Edition 1. Aufl
Published Wiesbaden : VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (502 pages) : illustrations
Contents History and development -- Case studies -- Problems and prospects -- Legal issues and patterns of regulation -- Conclusion
Summary Private military and security companies have become a distinct and increasingly relevant phenomenon in defense and security politics. They can be used in different settings and situations and constitute adequate tools for their various clients. Yet, there is an intense debate about them since they may and do generate specific problems, including severe violations of democratic norms and human rights codices. The present collection of contributions to this topic by distinct experts in the field is unique as it covers most, if not all aspects involved in the use of private military and security companies. As such this anthology serves the interests of both the layman in the field who may read this book as a thorough and encompassing introduction to the field as well as those of the specialist - be it a politician, a journalist, a defense/security practitioner, a student or an academic - who will find new information and genuine, and sometimes even provocative, ideas
Analysis sociale wetenschappen
social sciences
politicologie
political science
Social Sciences (General)
Sociale wetenschappen (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-499)
Notes Print version record
Subject Private security services.
Defense contracts.
Mercenary troops.
Police, Private.
Paramilitary forces.
mercenaries.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Police, Private
Paramilitary forces
Defense contracts
Mercenary troops
Private security services
Militär
Privatisierung
Innere Sicherheit
Bewachungsgewerbe
Political science & theory.
International relations.
Society & culture: general.
Politics & government.
Crime.
Genre/Form Aufsatzsammlung.
Form Electronic book
Author Jäger, Thomas
Kümmel, Gerhard
LC no. 2009461758
ISBN 9783531903132
3531903136
9783531149011
3531149016