EAN: 9783658022297

GLOBALE GESELLSCHAFT UND INTERNATIONALE BEZIEHU...

With the ever farther advancement of globalization  governance has become one of the most
prominent theoretical concepts to describe today's world. Governance theory is concerned with a
system of rule through non-hierarchical governing modes  such as networks and market
mechanisms. Initially the field of security was ignored  as it was seen as the last bastion of
the nation state. When the concept of security governance emerged at the beginning of the
millennium  it sought to take account of transnational threats  such as nuclear proliferation
or cluster bombs. However  the traditional security domain of the state  i.e. the provision of
security by military force  is still exempt from governance theory. Provoked by the increasing
support of private actors to military operations  Gloria Westermeyer aims to investigate
whether this exemption is still valid. Based on the conduct of Intelligence  Surveillance and
Reconnaissance services in the German ISAF Mission  the author examines the impact of private
actors on the governance of today's military affairs. What is the relative power of private
security actors vis-à-vis the state? Which factors determine if  to what extent and why private
actors support the military? Under what circumstances and how may security functions be
privatized without undermining the state's interest?

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