The Privatization of Security
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2340232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Mandel (Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 129-151 |
| Publication date | 2001-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Armed Forces & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-327X • E-ISSN: 1556-0848 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0095327x0102800107 |
| OpenAlex | W2139445956 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
From ragtag bands of mercenaries to organized and well-funded private military companies, much of the responsibility for providing security for citizenry has been moving from governmental to nongovernmental hands. This article provides a comprehensive exploration of this privatization of security. After summarizing recent trends and supplying a theoretical context, it presents a multifaceted taxonomy of the different types of security privatization, and then proceeds to examine carefully the causes and potential consequences of this pattern. Brief case study evidence illustrates and fleshes out the generalizations presented. Finally, the complexities surrounding responses to security privatization are examined
Business · Context (archaeology) · Geography · Political science · Private security · Public relations · Security studies · Taxonomy (biology) · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Ecology · Military and Defense Studies · Public Administration
Globalization and the National Security State
Foreign policy analysis, globalisation and non-state actors
Security
Local dynamics of security in Africa
Beyond Counterinsurgency
Private military companies
Contracting Out Security
Las milicias de Ayacucho como agentes de reconstrucción y transformación social en la guerra civil del Perú (1980-2000)
The New Policing Family
Semi-state violent actors of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Private security and military contractors
The Silenced and Indispensible
War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men’
Policing Citizens
Security Beyond the State
Private Security in Guatemala
A Forum on Privatization With Comments on the Relevant Literature Found in Armed Forces & Society
The privatisation of security in Colombia
Technical Support or Symbolic Threat? French Military Technicians Versus Private Providers
From Republican to Market Control over the Armed Forces
Reassessing private military and security company (PMSC) 'competition' in civil war
The Axel Blumberg Crusade for The Lives of Our Children
The Corporate War Dead
| Citations per year | 0.96 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |