Security Privatization: How Non-security-related Private Businesses Shape Security Governance

Bures, Oldrich and Farrand Carrapico, Helena (2017) Security Privatization: How Non-security-related Private Businesses Shape Security Governance. Springer, Switzerland. ISBN 9783319630090

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Abstract

This book widens the current debate on security privatization by examining how and why an increasing number of private actors beyond private military and security companies (PMSCs) have come to perform various security related functions. While PMSCs provide security for profit, most other private sector stakeholders make a profit by selling goods and services that were not originally connected with security in the traditional sense. However, due to the continuous introduction of new legal and technical regulations by public authorities, many non-security-related private businesses now have to perform at least some security functions. This volume offers new insights into security practices of non-security-related private businesses and their impact on security governance. The contributions extend beyond the conceptual and theoretical arguments in the existing body of literature to offer a range of original case studies on the specific roles of non-security-related private companies of all sizes, from all areas of business and from different geographic regions.

Item Type:	Book
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Commodification of Security, International Security, Legitimacy of Private Actors, Neo-liberalism, Pluralization of Security, Privatization of Security, Public Accountability, Public Private Partnerships, Security Governance
Subjects:	L200 Politics L900 Others in Social studies
Department:	Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Paul Burns
Date Deposited:	16 Apr 2019 09:12
Last Modified:	16 Apr 2019 09:12
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/39000

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