Outsourcing War and Peace
Laura A. Dickinson
(Author)
Description
Over the past decade, states and international organizations have shifted a surprising range of foreign policy functions to private contractors. But who is accountable when the employees of foreign private firms do violence or create harm? This timely book describes the services that are now delivered by private contractors and the threat this trend poses to core public values of human rights, democratic accountability, and transparency. The author offers a series of concrete reforms that are necessary to expand traditional legal accountability, construct better mechanisms of public participation, and alter the organizational structure and institutional culture of contractor firms. The result is a pragmatic, nuanced, and comprehensive set of responses to the problem of foreign affairs privatization.
Product Details
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Publish Date | January 25, 2011 |
| Pages | 288 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780300144864 |
| Dimensions | 9.3 X 6.4 X 1.3 inches | 1.2 pounds |
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Reviews
"The government's genie--the outsourcing of military support, diplomatic security, foreign aid, information technology, and, well, governance--won't return to the bottle. Dickinson's vision of a modern, privatized government, that not only promotes critical public values, but also expends resources efficiently and responsibly, is as thought-provoking as it is refreshing."--Steven L. Schooner, George Washington University--Steven L. Schooner (10/5/2010 12:00:00 AM)
Selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2011 in the U.S. Politics category. --Choice Outstanding Academic Title "Choice" (3/12/2012 12:00:00 AM)
"The book will be an important contribution to the study of private security and its governance. Moreover, the book provides excellent advice to policymakers about what practical steps can be taken to remedy some of the deficiencies of the current system of security contracting."--Alexander Cooley, Department of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University--Alexander Cooley (8/25/2010 12:00:00 AM)
Winner of the 2011 Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize, as given by the Chicago-Kent College of Law--Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize "Chicago-Kent College of Law" (10/18/2011 12:00:00 AM)
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