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Privatisation of Security

The Concept, its History and its Contemporary Application

By: Thomas Mandrup,Gunnar Lind,Maria Nebolsina,Katja Creutz,Doug Brooks,Angela Aranas,Joakim Berndtsson,Bjørn Møller

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Privatisation of Security

The Concept, its History and its Contemporary Application

By: Thomas Mandrup,Gunnar Lind,Maria Nebolsina,Katja Creutz,Doug Brooks,Angela Aranas,Joakim Berndtsson,Bjørn Møller

The aim of this study is to fill a significant gap in the existing literature on the role of non-state actors, ranging from rebels and criminal gangs at one extreme to the corporate security industry at the other. As part of the general privatisation of the security sector in the western world, combined with the US-led war on terror, non-state actors have increasingly been tied to the foreign policy priorities of the dominant western military powers. Iraq and Afghanistan are the examples often used, and are well-described in other chapters in this book. In sub-Saharan Africa, as in many fragile states around the world, this picture is blurred, and it is often difficult to make clear distinctions between public and private, or between illegal and legal etc., (non)-state actors.

According to much of the academic literature, the nature of war changed dramatically in the last part of the twentieth century, especially after the end of the Cold War. According to this logic there is a dichotomy between war as a social phenomenon and warfare as the domain of the state, as envisaged by the late Prussian military theorist, Carl von Clausewitz, in the shape of the “Trinitarian War”. The lack of capacity on the part of predominately Third World states to control conflicts has led to low-intensity conflicts (LIC), which can be witnessed, for instance, in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia and Sri Lanka. Since the end of the Cold War it has been common for weak state rulers with formal state legitimacy but not empirical legitimacy to have continued to enjoy international recognition because of international fears that they are the only barrier against a total collapse. Amongst other things this paved the way for an expansion of the market for private military and security companies (PMSC) such as the South African-based Executive Outcomes (EO) in the 1990s. However, the lack of state capacity led to a sub-contracting, willingly or unwillingly, of the state’s monopoly on the use of force to non-state actors, PMSCs and semi-state actors, like local militias, warlords, criminal gangs and vigilant groups, in an attempt to secure weak state leaders’ positions. In the competition for state control internationally recognised leaders have an advantage over their non-state rivals because they can seek military help outside their countries with the agreement of the international community and in accordance with international law.

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157

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Royal Danish Defence College

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ISBN 10

8771470344

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9788771470345

Singapore - Culture Smart!

The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

By: Angela Milligan,Tricia Voute,Culture Smart!

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Singapore - Culture Smart!

The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

By: Angela Milligan,Tricia Voute,Culture Smart!

Culture Smart! Singapore will introduce you to the rich and varied customs of this densely populated island-state. It describes its private, social, and business life, and tells you what to expect and how to behave in unfamiliar situations. In doing so it offers you a fuller, more rounded experience of this fascinating, conservative, "can-do" society. Singapore is a land of immigrants. Although the Chinese are by far the largest ethnic group, it is more of a salad bowl than a melting pot, and has never had a dominant culture or a single language. It is, however, possible to recognize a common identity that has emerged since independence in 1965. With no natural resources, the newly independent state invested in education and trade, and today this clean, sleek, air-conditioned nation is a global financial center that makes much of the West seem third-rate. Singaporeans are hardworking, goal-focused individuals who are both enterprising and modern. They love noise, color, and shopping, and are proud of being high-maintenance and competitive. Yet behind this consumerist faÇade is a deep respect for family and hierarchy, political passivity, and a fear of losing face. They often use two Hokkien words to describe themselves: kiasu and kiasi, that is, a fear of missing out and a tendency to be risk-averse. Culture Smart! Singapore describes how locals interact with each other and with outsiders, and tells you what to expect and how to behave in unfamiliar situations. For foreigners the culture shock can be subtle. Despite its Western veneer this is definitely an Asian city, and it is easy to make mistakes. Any open expression of anger is frowned upon, and while questions about politics will be met with silence, expect to be asked everything, including your salary.

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Kuperard

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1787029123

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9781787029125

Visi?n y voz, Workbook

Introductory Spanish

By: Vicki Galloway,Angela Labarca

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Visi?n y voz, Workbook

Introductory Spanish

By: Vicki Galloway,Angela Labarca

Vision Y Voz is an interactive, learner-centered program that guides readers' entrance into the Hispanic world and responds to their personal, social, and strategic needs as language learners. It includes learning strategies that will help readers remember and integrate new learning into previous knowledge, make connections, expand their expression, and build confidence and autonomy. Comes with an audio CD-ROM/Cassette on listening comprehension for the "en vous alta" section in text.

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Wiley

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0471170895

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9780471170891

Convocacion de Palabras

Lectura Y Redaccion

By: Angela Labarca,Raquel Halty Pfaff

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Convocacion de Palabras

Lectura Y Redaccion

By: Angela Labarca,Raquel Halty Pfaff

[The book] is an intermediate-to-advanced Spanish textbook designed to develop writing proficiency and critical thinking through reading and discussion of representative literary texts from Spain and Spanish-speaking America. The program aims to return reading and writing to a more central place in the Spanish language curriculum while continuing to promote oral proficiency development. [The text] is suitable for second- or third-year college Spanish or for an Advanced Placement Spanish curriculum in the secondary school. The text focuses on teaching students strategies with which to read a literary selection, analyze it for meaning, and finally react to it in personal ways, providing ample opportunity for creative expression. Thus, it guides students in their understanding of the reading selections at the textual and at the cultural level, while helping them to appreciate the diversity as well as the unifying forces of [cont. in TofC].

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Cengage Learning

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0838419771

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9780838419779

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