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You
are visiting a page featuring The
Globalisation of Private Security
research project. Based at the University
of Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom, the
project examines the development and impact
of global private security. |
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Researchers: |
Dr.
Rita Abrahamsen and
Professor Michael C.
Williams. MORE>>
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Research Aims and Policy
Implications: |
1.
The research contributes
towards developing a
theoretical framework
for understanding the
role of private security
in late modernity and
emerging structures
of global governance.
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2.
The research assesses
the social, political
and security impact
of private security
in developing countries
by examining four specific
cases: South Africa,
Nigeria, Kenya, and
Sierra Leone.
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The
Globalisation of Private
Security research project
is funded by the New
Security Challenges
programme of the Economic
and Social Research
Council of the UK (ESRC).
The New Security Challenges
programme was launched
in 2003, and aims to
promote research into
security which builds
upon, but moves beyond,
the traditional preoccupation
with military conflict
between states. By supporting
innovative research,
the programme seeks
to define a more comprehensive
agenda to meet the security
challenges of the twenty-first
century.
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Publications: |
Abrahamsen,
Rita, and Williams,
Michael C. Security
Sector Reform: Bringing
The Private In.Conflict
Security and Development,
6:1, April 2006: click
here
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Country
Reports: |
Country
Report Kenya:
click
here
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Country
Report Nigeria:
click
here
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Country
Report Sierra
Leone: click
here
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Visit the Project's
Home Page: http://users.aber.ac.uk/rbh/privatesecurity/ |
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