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The Morality of Private War: The Challenge of Private Military and Security Companies
, 2014 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 War: The Challenge of Private Military and Security Companies provides a
Pattison, James; id_orcid
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New Humanitarians? Private Military and Security Companies
, 2011 Contains fulltext : 178898pub.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access)Although private military and security companies (PMSCs) are gaining increasing importance, they still suffer from an image problem.
Schneiker, A. +3 more
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract In this article I dissect the spatial strategies through which the Spanish attempted to orchestrate both racial difference and similarity in the African colonies of Morocco, Western Sahara and Equatorial Guinea during the first half of the twentieth century.
Pol Fité Matamoros
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EPISTEMIC EXTRACTIVISM IN ENGAGED URBAN AND HOUSING RESEARCH: Implications and Counter‐measures
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract What is ‘epistemic extractivism’, and how does it affect researchers who are engaged in urban and housing movements? This essay first explores the contexts of both engaged research and epistemic extractivism, clarifying their meanings and implications. It also disentangles the ethical and methodological risks posed by epistemic extractivism in
Miguel A. Martínez
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PRIVATE MILITARY AND SECURITY COMPANIES: THE NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REGULATION
Электронное приложение к Российскому юридическому журналу, 2023 Permyakov Georgy
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Security privatization: private military companies.
, 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Westphalian international system rests on the fundamental premise of state sovereignty, which also implies state monopoly over the means of organised violence.
Vaičeliūnas, Algis,
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COMMON SENSE LAW: Making Right/s in the Liberal City
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article, co‐authored by encampment and university scholars, is concerned with how homeless persons challenge rightlessness. We do so by advancing a conceptual framework of common sense law, arguing that such contestations take place not only in courtrooms but also in the lived spaces of homelessness.
Ananya Roy +3 more
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, 2008 Private Military Companies and Private Security Companies have come to play an increasingly more important role on the international stage today. The aim of this thesis is to investigate how these companies affect states’ monopoly on legitimate force ...
Bjotveit, Petter
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PARTY‐STATE URBANISM: Coevolution of Local State Capacity and Strategic Alliances in Shenzhen
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract What is distinct about Chinese urban governance? Classic theories predict that when the central state retreats from resource allocation, capacity‐strained local governments must form alliances with non‐state actors, thereby diluting state power. In China, however, state power remains dominant despite decentralization.
Yunhan Wen
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Institutional Responsibility for Private Military and Security Companies
, 2011 This paper analyses issues of legal responsibility arising from the discernible trend among international organizations, including regional organizations, to use the services of Private Military and Security Contractors (PMSCs). It has been argued that suitably controlled and regulated use of PMSCs by the EU and other organizations would bring ...
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