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Family Work Among the Astors

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Within classical sociological accounts of capitalism, families are curious remnants of the past. Contemporary elite sociology dismisses the family in a different way: by primarily focusing on individual men. When the family does appear within elite studies, scholars frequently follow a stratification framework, which focuses on the ...
Shamus Khan, Max Besbris, Estela Diaz
wiley   +1 more source

”In a perfect world we don’t need them or want them – but the world isn’t perfect” : the United Nations and the private arms

, 2015
Tutkielma on temaattisesti kiinnostunut erityisesti 1990-luvulla räjähdysmäisesti kasvaneista yksityisistä sotilas –ja turvallisuusalan yrityksistä. Työn tarkoituksena on avata näiden yritysten sekä Yhdistyneiden kansakuntien (YK) välistä yhteyttä sekä ...
Sassi, Johanna
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Opportunities and Alliances: The Relational Dynamics of Criminal Collusion in Latin America

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Mexico and judicial wiretap analysis in Argentina, this paper shows that collusion between state actors and violent non‐state actors operates through fluid and competitive relational networks rather than stable hierarchies or fixed institutional arrangements.
Eldad J. Levy, Javier Auyero
wiley   +1 more source

The Nexus Between Military Rule and Private Military and Security Companies in the Sahel and its Impact on Terrorism

Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies
The Sahel’s tumultuous political landscape amidst successive coups by military juntas has become a hotbed for terrorists taking advantage of the ungoverned spaces created by the disconnect between states and their people to garner support and expand ...
Yasmin, Sehrish Qayyum
doaj   +1 more source

Monitoring Quality of Mafia‐Connected Accountants

Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the monitoring quality of accountants with ties to the Mafia in their role as auditors for “clean” firms—those with no known ties to organized crime. Using a proprietary government database, we identify Italian firms with alleged ties to the Mafia through their executives, directors, or shareholders.
Pietro A. Bianchi, Jere R. Francis, Antonio Marra, Nicola Pecchiari   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Challenges for European Space Industrial Policy

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The European space industry is globally competitive but faces challenges due to fragmented governance, reliance on commercial markets, and increased international competition. The European Union (EU) has become a major stakeholder in this sector, with a ‘fragmented institutional market’ shaped by policies, initiatives and programmes at ...
Sara Dalledonne, Justine Dousset, Marco Aliberti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Private security companies and private military companies: a comparative and economical analysis

, 2010
This book constructs theoretical models of how States can cope with the increased interest in private security, provides a functional breakdown of “police services” as we understand the term now, and examines the entry barriers several Western ...
Matthys, Joery
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Technology for Whom and for What? A Global South View of Tech Diplomacy

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International politics is linked to its technical‐social character. Also, technology is socially constructed and thereby not entirely neutral or impartial. A tech‐driven geopolitical landscape has been a defining feature of contemporary world politics.
Eugenio V. Garcia
wiley   +1 more source

Private Military Companies and the Proliferation of Small Arms: Regulating the Actors.

, 2001
yesThe 1990s witnessed a change in the way wars were fought as the amount of available weaponry increased and the types of actors engaged in warfare multiplied.
Makki, S., Crowley, Michael J.A., Meek, S., Musah, A., Lilly, D.   +4 more
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The Dual‐Use Conundrum of the Lisbon Treaty Regarding Space Governance: Solutions Through International Legal Interpretation?

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT An inherent divide features within the Lisbon Treaty between civilian and military/security competences; something previously more obvious via the ‘pillar system's’ separations. This division follows the Member States (MS) (natural) protection of their military/defence autonomy; their core sovereign powers.
Charlie J. P. Bennett
wiley   +1 more source