TY - BOOK
T1 - Private military and security companies (PMSCs) and the quest for accountability
A2 - Andreopoulos, George
A2 - Kleinig, John
N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This book examines the growing role of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in conflict and post-conflict situations, as part of a broader trend towards the outsourcing of security functions. Particular emphasis is placed on key moral, legal, and political considerations involved in the privatization of such functions, on the impact of outsourcing on security governance, and on the main challenges confronting efforts to hold PMSCs accountable through a combination of formal and informal regulatory mechanisms and processes.
AB - This book examines the growing role of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in conflict and post-conflict situations, as part of a broader trend towards the outsourcing of security functions. Particular emphasis is placed on key moral, legal, and political considerations involved in the privatization of such functions, on the impact of outsourcing on security governance, and on the main challenges confronting efforts to hold PMSCs accountable through a combination of formal and informal regulatory mechanisms and processes.
KW - Private military companies
KW - Private security services
U2 - 10.4324/9781315720838
DO - 10.4324/9781315720838
M3 - Edited book
SN - 9781138854741
BT - Private military and security companies (PMSCs) and the quest for accountability
PB - Routledge
CY - United States
ER -