The increased use of private military and security companies (PMSCs) is often said to be
one of the most significant changes to the military in recent times. The Morality of Private …

For more than two decades, private military and security companies (PMSCs) have become
increasingly involved in armed conflicts. A common view is that PMSCs are menaces who …

In spite of its sensitivity, diplomatic protection has received very sporadic scholarly attention.
This article provides a comparative analysis of US and UK diplomatic security policies …

" The value of a pragmatist and relational view of normativity lies in two contributions. The
first is that which escapes the'co-constitutionalist'binary that is ontologically embedded in …

The US national military hires private security companies (PSC s) to operate in zones of
conflict. This article introduces the concept of a legitimacy transfer mechanism to answer the …

The current international normative order strongly condemns strategies of civilian
victimization, and actors engaging in atrocities face material, criminal, and reputational …

Abstract Do Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) impact peace duration after
civil war? I argue that the role these organisations play in a conflict can impact post-conflict …

More than 15 years ago a new debate was opened discussing an emerging phenomenon:
Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) in and around conflict zones. Initially …

Many of the reasons offered for outsourcing security involve costs and benefits–a
consequentialist way of reasoning. Thus, I will explore a consequentialist argument against …

In this chapter, the authors give an introduction to military outsourcing as a gendered and
racialised process. First, they provide an overview of the research field of critical gender and …