The Commercial Military Actor Database
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10071450 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ulrich Petersohn (0000-0002-2423-5264, Politics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, corresponding author), Vanessa Gottwick (0000-0003-0964-9431, Politics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK), Charlotte Penel (0009-0006-9698-7920, Politics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK), Leila Kellgren-Parker (Politics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 4-5 |
| Pages | 899-923 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00220027211072528 |
| OpenAlex | W4214660994 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 30 |
This article introduces the Commercial Military Actor Database (CMAD), a dataset able to support research on civil war and commercial military actors. First, the CMAD covers all civil wars from 1980 to 2016 across all of the world’s regions except Europe, which enables the investigation of long-term regional and global trends. Second, the CMAD encompasses the corporate market segment and mercenary outfits, which facilitates the analysis of how those actors have impacted conflicts differently. Third, containing detailed information about the relationships behind exchanges, the CMAD allows users to disaggregate market exchanges. Using the CMAD’s new data, we examined trends in the market for force, and demonstrate the data’s added value. We re-examining Akcinaroglu and Radziszewski’s study on how private military and security companies affect the duration of civil war. The findings show that the market’s influence on conflict can only be fully understood by including corporate and mercenary actors
Business · Economics · Economy · Emerging markets · Political economy · Political science · Spanish Civil War · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Finance · Law · Military and Defense Studies · Military History and Strategy
Mercenaries
Natural Resources and Violent Conflict
The Market for Force
States, the security sector, and the monopoly of violence
Greed and grievance in civil war
Private security companies
To Escalate, or Not to Escalate? Private Military and Security Companies and Conflict Severity
Private military and security companies, contract structure, market competition, and violence in Iraq
Private Security & Local Politics in Somalia
No News Is Good News
The Impact of Mercenaries and Private Military and Security Companies on Civil War Severity between 1946 and 2002
Privatising the war on drugs
Private Armies and Military Intervention
Nato contracting in Afghanistan
Private Military Companies, Opportunities, and Termination of Civil Wars in Africa
It Takes Two
Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs), Military Effectiveness, and Conflict Severity in Weak States, 1990–2007
The Private Security Events Database
Onset of new business? Private military and security companies and conflict onset in Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia from 1990 to 2011
Private military & security companies, conflict complexity, and peace duration
Reframing the anti-mercenary norm
The anti-mercenary norm and the market for combat force
The Market for Force and Public Security
Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |