Private Military and Security Companies: Ethics, Policies and Civil-Military Relations by Marina Caparini, Deane-Peter Baker, Andrew Alexandra (Hardcover, 2008)
Over the past twenty years, Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) have become significant elements of national security arrangements, assuming many of the functions that have traditionally been undertaken by state armies. Given the centrality of control over the use of coercive force to the functioning and identity of the modern state, and to international order, these developments clearly are of great practical and conceptual interest. This edited volume provides an interdisciplinary overview of PMSCs: what they are, why they have emerged in their current form, how they operate, their current and likely future military, political, social and economic impact, and the moral and legal constraints that do and should apply to their operation. The book focuses firstly upon normative issues raised by the development of PMSCs, and then upon state regulation and policy towards PMSCs, examining finally the impact of PMSCs on civil-military relations. It takes an innovative approach, bringing theory and empirical research into mutually illuminating contact. Includes contributions from experts in IR, political theory, international and corporate law, and economics, and also breaks important new ground by including philosophical discussions of PMSCs.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415432757
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95721503
Product Key Features
Author
Marina Caparini, Deane-Peter Baker, Andrew Alexandra
Publication Name
Private Military and Security Companies: Ethics, Policies and Civil-Military Relations
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Government
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
274 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
567g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Cass Military Studies
Editor
Andrew Alexandra, Deane-Peter Baker, Marina Caparini
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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