Regulating US Private Security Contractors

This book explores different aspects of the regulation of private security contractors working for governments. The author specifically examines the US, identifying the obstacles that have hindered US regulatory outcomes. Theoretical discussions, supported by conceptual analysis of Bourdieu's Theory of Practice, are applied to analysis based on interviews with current and former employees of key stakeholders. By analyzing the political, bureaucratic, and organizational obstacles to the implementation of consistent and enforceable regulations, Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito points to creative possibilities for future use of her conceptual framework. 

List of contents

1. Introduction.- 2. How and Why We Must Care About Regulation?.- 3. Letting Go of Neoliberal Constraints: Learning from the Regulatory Process.- 4. Deconstructing Conventional Wisdom.- 5. Political, Bureaucratic, and Organizational Obstacles in Regulation of the PSCs.- 6. Conclusions.

About the author

Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito is Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Porto, Portugal. Her work focuses on the intersection of public and private security.

Summary

This book explores different aspects of the regulation of private security contractors working for governments. The author specifically examines the US, identifying the obstacles that have hindered US regulatory outcomes. Theoretical discussions, supported by conceptual analysis of Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice, are applied to analysis based on interviews with current and former employees of key stakeholders. By analyzing the political, bureaucratic, and organizational obstacles to the implementation of consistent and enforceable regulations, Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito points to creative possibilities for future use of her conceptual framework. 

Product details

• Authors: Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2019
• EAN: 9783030112400
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3011240-0
• No. of pages: 225
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 436 g
• Illustrations: XI, 225 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; B, Political Science, International Relations, Warfare & defence, Political structure & processes, Political Science and International Studies, International Relations Theory, International Security Studies, Security, International, Politics and war, Military and Defence Studies, Governance and Government