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Piracy and the Privatisation of Maritime Security: Vessel Protection Policies Compared

By Eugenio Cusumano , Stefano Ruzza

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing;Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2020
ISBN
9783030501556, 9783030501563
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-50156-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3977345 bytes)
Edition
1st ed.
Pages
XVII, 286\297
Time added
2021-01-06 05:41:07
Political Science and International Relations; Int

Description

In response to pirate attacks in the Western Indian Ocean, countries worldwide have increasingly authorized the deployment of armed guards from private military and security companies (PMSCs) on merchant ships. This widespread trend contradicts states’ commitment to retain a monopoly on violence and discourage the presence of arms on civilian vessels. This book conceptualizes the extensive use of PMSCs as a form of institutional isomorphism, combining the functionalist, ideational, political and organizational arguments used to account for the privatization of security on land into a synthetic explanation of the commercialization of vessel protection.

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