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Commercialising Security in Europe: Political Consequences for Peace Operations book cover

1st Edition

Commercialising Security in Europe Political Consequences for Peace Operations

Edited By Anna Leander Copyright 2013
240 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book examines the political consequences of European security commercialisation through increased reliance on private military and security companies (PMSCs). The role of commercial security in the domestic setting in Europe is widely acknowledged; after all, the biggest private security company globally – G4S Group – has its roots in Scandinavia. However, the use of commercial security... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Norway: Keeping Up Appearances, Åse Gilje Østensen  3. Denmark: How not if to Outsource Military Services, Thomas Mandrup  4. Sweden: Public Servants from the Private Sector, Joakim Berndtsson and Maria Stern  5. Poland: Indirect and Ad Hoc, Marcin Terlikowski, Marek Madej and Beata Górka-Winter  6. Hungary: From Outsourcing to Insourcing, Krisztian Varga  7. Romania: The High and Low Politics of Commercialization, Liliana Pop  8. France: Making Both Ends Meet?, Christian Olsson  9. Germany: Civilian Power Revisited, Elke Krahmann  10. Italy: Keeping or Selling Stocks?, Stefano Ruzza 11. Conclusions

Biography

Anna Leander is Professor of International Political Sociology at the Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy of the Copenhagen Business School.

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