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The ethics of military privatization : the US armed contractor phenomenon / David M. Barnes.
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Barnes, David M., COL
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Description
xi, 220 pages ; 24 cm.
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Firestone Library - Stacks
UB149 .B37 2017
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Subject(s)
Private military companies
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Moral and ethical aspects
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United States
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Private security services
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Moral and ethical aspects
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United States
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Contracting out
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Moral and ethical aspects
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United States
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Privatization
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Moral and ethical aspects
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United States
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War
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Moral and ethical aspects
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Series
Military and defence ethics
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Military and Defence Ethics
Summary note
"This book explores the ethical implications of using armed contractors, taking a consequentialist approach to this multidisciplinary debate. While privatization is not a new concept for the U.S. military, the public debate on military privatization is limited to legal, financial, and pragmatic concerns. Missing is a critical assessment of the ethical dimensions of military privatization in general; more specifically, in light of the increased reliance upon armed contractors, it must be asked whether it is morally permissible for governments to employ them at all. To this end, this book explores four areas that highlight the ethical implications of using armed contractors: how armed contractors are distinct from soldiers and mercenaries; the commodification of force; the belligerent equality of combatants; and the impact of armed contractors on the professional military. While some take an absolutist position, wanting to bar the use of private military altogether, this book reveals how these absolutist arguments are problematic and highlights that there are circumstances where turning to private force may be the only option. Recognising that outsourcing force will continue, this book thus proposes some changes to account for the problems of commodification, belligerent equality, and the challenge to the military profession. This book will be of interest to students of private security, military studies, ethics, security studies and IR in general."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-215) and index.
Contents
Close combat privatization
The armed contractor phenomenon: a contemporary debate with a long history
Mercenaries, soldiers, and armed contractors: an explication
Armed military privatization and the commodification of force
The belligerent equality of armed contractors?
The challenge of military privatization to the military profession
The "second contractor war" and the future of armed contractors.
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US armed contractor phenomenon
ISBN
9781472464439 ((hardback))
1472464435 ((hardback))
LCCN
2016010842
OCLC
944408564
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