The Governance of Private Security

Addresses the increased use of contractors in conflict and post-conflict zones
Explains the logic of regulation processes in several areas of global governance, from surveillance to humanitarian intervention
Offers advice based on several years of academic work, advocacy and personal engagement by the author, a former member of Médecins Sans Frontières and Navy Officer

Addresses the increased use of contractors in conflict and post-conflict zones Explains the logic of regulation processes in several areas of global governance, from surveillance to humanitarian intervention Offers advice based on several years of academic work, advocacy and personal engagement by the author, a former member of Médecins Sans Frontières and Navy Officer

Autorentext
Marco Boggero teaches global policy at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, USA.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. The Swiss Initiative.- 3. The United Nations as Actor of Governance.- 4. Testing PMSC Norms.- 5. Designing Institutions: The Role of the State in Voluntary Regulation.- 6. Contestation or Accomodation.- 7. Nigeria's Engagement.- 8. State and Non-State Choices in Liberia.- 9. Sierra Leone: Continuity and Change.- 10. Ideas and Interests in Africa.- 11. Conclusions.