03838nam a22005055i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001600172072001600188072002300204072001500227100008500242245016400327250001800491264007900509300004200588336002600630337002600656338003600682347002400718490005200742505040900794520156301203650003602766650002902802650002202831650003102853650004302884650004102927650004502968710003403013773002603047776003603073776003603109776003603145830005903181856004603240912001403286912001503300999001703315978-3-031-74248-4DE-He21320251030113303.0cr nn 008mamaa241108s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830317424849978-3-031-74248-47 a10.1007/978-3-031-74248-42doi 4aJZ5587-6009 7aJPS2bicssc 7aPOL0120002bisacsh 7aJPS2thema1 aMcLean, Natalie.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut98718310aAustralia, International Security and the Outsourcing of State Violenceh[electronic resource] :bPrivate Military and Security Companies /cby Natalie McLean.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aIX, 251 p. 1 illus.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aPalgrave Studies in Global Security,x3005-10020 aChapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: The State, Violence, and the Evolution of Warfare -- Chapter Three: The Privatization of Security -- Chapter Four: The Outsourcing of Security and PMSCS in Australia -- Chapter Five: The Australian Private Military and Security Industry -- Chapter Six: Challenges To Australia’s Control over Its Use of Force -- Chapter Seven: Conclusion and Future Directions.  aThis book sheds light on the complex and controversial realm of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) and their impact on international security. The rise of PMSCs as key participants in the security arena has sparked debates worldwide, challenging the traditional monopoly on violence held by nation-states. Structured meticulously, Chapter One introduces the rise of PMSCs, focusing on Australia as a case study for their effect on state control and accountability. Chapter Two examines historical PMSC development and case studies, revealing global implications for regulation and oversight. Chapter Three builds a theoretical framework for analyzing the Australian case, and Chapters Four and Five scrutinize Australia's government and PMSC industry, uncovering deficiencies in regulatory mechanisms and human rights abuses. In Chapter Six, implications on security outsourcing and regulation are explored, culminating in a thought-provoking conclusion in Chapter Seven. This book is a crucial resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the challenges posed by PMSCs in the realm of international security. Natalie McLean is a Research Fellow at the Sir Lawrence Wackett Centre for Defence at RMIT University and has extensive experience within Defence and Strategic Studies sectors. She has authored and co-authored a number of peer-reviewed academic journal articles spanning security studies and privatized military studies. Natalie researches at the nexus of issues concerning civil-military relations and international security. 0aSecurity, International.958210 0aPolitics and war.968300 0aTerrorism.960374 0aPolitical violence.96977614aInternational Security Studies.96956024aMilitary and Defence Studies.96830124aTerrorism and Political Violence.9697782 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303174247708iPrinted edition:z978303174249108iPrinted edition:z9783031742507 0aPalgrave Studies in Global Security,x3005-100298718440uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-74248-4  aZDB-2-POS  aZDB-2-SXPI  c64795d64795