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Author:   Katerina Galai
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9780367671037

ISBN 10:   0367671034
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   18 December 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of ContentsIntroduction IntroductionConceptual frameworkPower and LegitimacyIdentifying forms of governanceChapter OutlineChapter 1: Private Military Companies, a contemporary problem?Mercenaries, Contractors, CiviliansDefinition of Private Military CompaniesChallenges of the DefinitionsPMC ClassificationRegulation and accountability: who should be regulated and to what end?RegulationThe Purpose of RegulationAccountabilityConclusionChapter 2: Private forces in different forms of governance: historical typologiesFeudalism and AbsolutismProfessional ArmiesItalian City-Republics and Civilian MilitiaCivilian Militia as a Norm Against MercenariesThe French Revolution and the Nation-StateLa Levée en MasseThe British Empire and the EICThe EIC and its Accession to PowerThe Army of the EICWas the Army of the EIC Private or Public?Normative Approaches to MercenariesConclusionChapter 3: Mercenaries of the Twentieth Century and State ResponsibilityThe Rise of International Legal NormsNon-Intervention as an International Legal NormDecolonisation and Proxy WarfareDecline of Non-InterventionismMercenary Forces in the Congo and AngolaInternational Legal Response to the Use of Irregular ForcesAnti-Mercenary NormsThe Nicaragua CaseConclusionChapter 4: New Wars, Neoliberalism, and the Rise of PMCsNew Wars and the Rise of PMCsNeoliberalismAccountability and State ControlGovernance and GovernmentalityConclusionChapter 5: Legal mechanisms and ch

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Katerina Galai is a defence and security analyst at RAND Europe, a non-for-profit research institute, based in Cambridge, UK.

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