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Privatisation of Military Force: Pros and Cons

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Privatisation of Military Force: Pros and Cons

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Running head: PRIVATISATION OF MILITARY FORCE: PROS AND CONSPrivatisation of Military Force: Pros and ConsStudent’s name:The name of the university:Author’s note:
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1PRIVATISATION OF MILITARY FORCE: PROS AND CONSAcknowledgement I am extremely grateful to all the individuals who have been parts of my research study of‘privatisation of military forces: pros and cons’. I am thankful to my friends and professor inproviding me with understanding about this topic within the discipline of International Relations.I am also thankful to my family who granted me help whenever necessary. Moreover, I amthankful to the librarians for providing me with help with articles, periodicals and books. Iobtained help from the digital library of my university also. Therefore, I want to share myheartfelt gratitude after learning so many aspects of privatisation of security forces.Thank you.
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2PRIVATISATION OF MILITARY FORCE: PROS AND CONSAbstractThis study sheds light on the privatisation of security forces highlighting the global aspects. Inthe domain of security, the dramatic shift occurred when the military force was privatised.Privatisation of security has been vested upon the private contractors who take the contracts ofsecurity for a state. In some states, there are various needs of strong security because of internalviolence, external factors and warfare. After the end of the Cold War, the weak states took thetactic of privatisation of security forces. In this study, there are five chapters. In the first chapter;the problem that the research addresses has been identified with aim, objectives and questions ofthe research stated. Then, in the literature review chapter, scholarly papers have been reviewed toget clarify the issue of the privatisation of the security forces. It has been observed that privatesecurity is a growing market and the US has been the pioneer in taking help of Private SecurityCompanies (PSCs). In some African countries, there are needs of privatisation as the leadersmake weak attempts to consolidate their roles and position. Some argue that the internationalcommunity can take the help of the private security forces. In the third chapter of methodology, the data collection procedure has been stated. Positivismphilosophy, exploratory design and deductive approach have been taken in order to collect thedata. Moreover, secondary data collection process has been taken and data have been collectedthrough books, journals and websites. Thematic analysis has been taken in order to analyse thegathered data. In the fourth chapter, five themes have been chosen with various aspects ofprivatisation of security forces. Each of the themes justified the idea of pros and cons of securityforces. Benefits and consequences of security forces in states with political changes have beenexplained with tables. In the fifth chapter, in recommendations and conclusions, the conclusionhas been drawn from the analysis and objectives have been linked with analysis. In addition,
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3PRIVATISATION OF MILITARY FORCE: PROS AND CONSrecommendations like improved economic conditions that prevent negative external influencesand the information of strategic group acting between national force and private force have beenmade for the states to consider.
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4PRIVATISATION OF MILITARY FORCE: PROS AND CONSTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................81.1 Background of the study........................................................................................................81.2 Rationale of the study............................................................................................................91.3 Research Aim.......................................................................................................................111.4 Research Objectives.............................................................................................................111.5 Research Questions..............................................................................................................111.6 Significance of the research.................................................................................................121.7 Structure of the research......................................................................................................12CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW.......................................................................................132.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................132.2 Concept of privatisation of security forces..........................................................................132.3 Privatisation effect on State control of Force......................................................................142.4 Support for privatisation of security sources.......................................................................152.5 Disadvantages of privatisation of security forces................................................................152.6 Privatisation of security forces and political changes..........................................................162.6 Literature gap.......................................................................................................................172.7 Summary..............................................................................................................................17CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY...........................................................................18
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5PRIVATISATION OF MILITARY FORCE: PROS AND CONS3.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................183.2 Research Onion....................................................................................................................183.3 Research philosophy............................................................................................................183.4 Research design...................................................................................................................193.5 Research approach...............................................................................................................193.6 Data collection method........................................................................................................193.7 Data analysis........................................................................................................................203.8 Accessibility issues..............................................................................................................203.9 Research ethics....................................................................................................................203.10 Research timeline...............................................................................................................213.11 Summary............................................................................................................................21CHAPTER 4: DATA FINDINGS AND DATA ANALYSIS.......................................................224.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................224.2 Thematic analysis................................................................................................................22Table 1: Geographic split of private military forces..............................................................24Table 2: Contracted security services in global aspect..........................................................25Table 3: Private security force spending (percent of GDP)...................................................264.3 Summary..............................................................................................................................27CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................285.1 Conclusions..........................................................................................................................28
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6PRIVATISATION OF MILITARY FORCE: PROS AND CONS5.2 Linking with objectives.......................................................................................................285.3 Recommendations................................................................................................................295.4 Limitations of the study.......................................................................................................305.5 Future scope of the study.....................................................................................................31Reference List............................................................................................................................32Appendix........................................................................................................................................36Table: Gantt chart..................................................................................................................36
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7PRIVATISATION OF MILITARY FORCE: PROS AND CONSList of TablesTable 1: Geographic split of private military forces......................................................................24Table 2: Contracted security services in global aspect..................................................................25Table 3: Private security force spending (percent of GDP)...........................................................26Table: Gantt chart..........................................................................................................................37
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