In Private Military and Security Contractors (PMSCs) a multinational team of scholars and experts address a developing phenomenon: controlling the use of privatized force by states in international politics. Robust analyses of the evolving, multi-layered tapestry of formal and informal mechanisms of control address the microfoundations of the market, such as the social and role identities of contract employees, their acceptance by military personnel, and potential tensions between them. The extent and willingness of key states-South Africa, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Israel-to monitor and enforce discipline to structure their contractual relations with PMSCs on land and at sea is examined, as is the ability of the industry to regulate itself. Also discussed is the nascent international legal regime to reinforce state and industry efforts to encourage effective practices, punish inappropriate behavior, and shape the market to minimize the hazards of loosening states' oligopolistic control over the means of legitimate organized violence. The volume presents a theoretically-informed synthesis of micro- and macro-levels of analysis, offering new insights into the challenges of controlling the agents of organized violence used by states for scholars and practitioners alike.
Chapter 1: From Making to Buying: Controlling the Coercive Capacities of the Corporate Warrior Gary Schaub, Jr. and Ryan Kelty Chapter 2: Mercenaries or Legitimate Actors? South African Regulation of PMSCs Shannon Bosch, Marelie Maritz, and Matthew Kimble Chapter 3: Privatizing the Israeli Defense Forces: Retracing the Public-Private Divide Guy I. Seidman Chapter 4: Private Security and Somali Piracy: The Challenges of the Maritime Marketplace Christopher Spearin Chapter 5: Controlling the Corporate Warrior in Iraq David Strachan-Morris Chapter 6: ISAF, Inc.? Private Military and Security Companies and the Afghan "Surge" David Perry Chapter 7: The UK Approach to Controlling Private Military and Security Contractors Eugenio Cusumano and Christopher Kinsey Chapter 8: Industry Associations and the Regulation of Private Military and Security Companies Surabhi Ranganathan Chapter 9: Establishing Industry Norms: ISOA Doug Brooks, Andrew Koch, and Gary Schaub, Jr. Chapter 10: The Montreux Document: The Legal Significance of a Non-Legal Instrument Ian Ralby Chapter 11: Contractor Identity: Military Professional Practice and the Evolution of the Modern Soldier Volker Franke Chapter 12: Brothers in Arms? Identity, Military Professionals, and Armed Contractors Gary Schaub, Jr. Chapter 13: A Boots'-Eye View of Civilian Contractors Ryan Kelty Chapter 14: Weaving a New Tapestry: Controlling Corporate Warriors Gary Schaub, Jr. Bibliography About the Editors and Contributors
