This book offers new insights and original empirical research on private military and security companies (PMSCs), including China’s negotiation approach to go

Private actors are increasingly taking on roles traditionally arrogated to the state. Both in the industrialized North and the developing South, functions essen

The use of private security companies (PSCs) to provide security services has been on the rise since the end of the Cold War, with PSCs operating in a number of

This new Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of current research on private security and military companies, comprising essays by leading scholars from aro

Across the globe, from mega-cities to isolated resource enclaves, the provision and governance of security takes place within assemblages that are de-territoria