The Impact of Private Actors on Security Governance [electronic resource] : An Analysis based on German ISR Capabilities for ISAF /
Westermeyer, Gloria.author.
With the ever farther advancement of globalization, governance has become one of the most prominent theoretical concepts to describe today's world. Governance theory is concerned with a system of rule through non-hierarchical governing modes, such as networks and market mechanisms. Initially the field of security was ignored, as it was seen as the last bastion of the nation state. When the concept of security governance emerged at the beginning of the millennium, it sought to take account of transnational threats, such as nuclear proliferation or cluster bombs. However, the traditional security domain of the state, i.e. the provision of security by military force, is still exempt from governance theory. Provoked by the increasing support of private actors to military operations, Gloria Westermeyer aims to investigate whether this exemption is still valid. Based on the conduct of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance services in the German ISAF Mission, the author examines the impact of private actors on the governance of today's military affairs. What is the relative power of private security actors vis-à-vis the state? Which factors determine if, to what extent and why private actors support the military? Under what circumstances and how may security functions be privatized without undermining the state's interest? Contents ·        Theoretical Foundation: Governance Theory ·        Conceptual Foundation: Security Privatization ·        Methodological Foundation: Case Study Approach ·        Case Study: ISR Services of the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan   Target Groups ·        Researchers and students in the field of political science ·        Practitioners in the field of security and defense   The Author Dr. Gloria Westermeyer is responsible for the strategic assessment of Mergers and Acquisitions for Cassidian, the Defense and Security Division of EADS.
Description based upon print version of record.
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Annex; I. Research Framework; 1. Introduction; 2. The Research Problem; 3. State of Research; 4. Relevance of the Topic; 5. Research Objective and Design; 6. Scope of the Analysis; 7. Thesis Outline; II. Theoretical Foundation: Governance Theory; 1. Governance Theory; 1.1. Wide Governance Concept: Management of Interdependencies; 1.2. Narrow Governance Concept: Governance vs. Government; 1.3. Normative Governance Concept: "Good Governance"; 2. Security Governance; 2.1. Particularity of Security Policy
2.2. Emergence of Security Governance2.3. The Security Governance Concept; 3. Governance as the Theoretical Foundation for the Dissertation; III. Conceptual Foundation: Security Privatization; 1. Structure of Agency: Power Distribution between state and non-state Actors; 1.1. Definition of Security Privatization; 1.2. Historical Account of Security Privatization; 1.3. Privatization Models with varying state - non-state Power Distribution; 2. Mode of Cooperation: Development of Modern Security Privatization; 2.1. Economic Considerations; 2.2. Security Market Demands
2.3. Technological Challenges3. Structure of Compliance: Privatization Challenges and Compliance Mechanisms; 3.1. Challenges to the Social Control of the State; 3.2. Challenges to the Political Control of the State; 3.3. Challenges to the Functional Control of the State; 4. Security Privatization as the Conceptual Foundation for the Dissertation; IV. Methodological Foundation: Case Study Approach; 1. Selection of the Case Study; 1.1. Scope of the Case Study; 1.2. Motivation for the Case Study; 1.3. Selection Bias; 2. Evaluation Method; 3. Data; 3.1. Personal Experiences; 3.2. Documentation
3.3. Oral Communication4. The Case Study Approach as the Methodological Foundation for the Dissertation; V. Case Study: ISR Services of the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan; 1. Background: Governance in the Context of German Privatization in Afghanistan; 1.1. Structure of Agency: Role of Germany's ISR capabilities for the ISAF Mission; 1.2. Mode of Cooperation: Security Privatization in the Bundeswehr; 1.3. Structure of Compliance: Compliance Framework for Governance Set-ups; 2. Application of Governance Theory to ISR Services of the Bundeswehrfor ISAF
2.1. Structure of Agency: Role of non-state actors for German ISR Services in ISAF2.2. Mode of Cooperation: Development of Privatization of German ISR Services; 2.3. Structure of Compliance: Compliance Mechanisms applied to ISR Services; VI. Conclusion and Recommendations; 1. Summary of the Research Results; 1.1. Extent of Security Privatization; 1.2. State Control of Privatization Processes; 1.3. National Interest Preservation; 2. Outlook on the Future of Security Privatization; 2.1. Economic Considerations; 2.2. Security Market Demands; 2.3. Technological Challenges; 3. Recommendations
3.1. Practical Recommendations
Includes bibliographical references.
With the ever farther advancement of globalization, governance has become one of the most prominent theoretical concepts to describe today's world. Governance theory is concerned with a system of rule through non-hierarchical governing modes, such as networks and market mechanisms. Initially the field of security was ignored, as it was seen as the last bastion of the nation state. When the concept of security governance emerged at the beginning of the millennium, it sought to take account of transnational threats, such as nuclear proliferation or cluster bombs. However, the traditional security domain of the state, i.e. the provision of security by military force, is still exempt from governance theory. Provoked by the increasing support of private actors to military operations, Gloria Westermeyer aims to investigate whether this exemption is still valid. Based on the conduct of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance services in the German ISAF Mission, the author examines the impact of private actors on the governance of today's military affairs. What is the relative power of private security actors vis-à-vis the state? Which factors determine if, to what extent and why private actors support the military? Under what circumstances and how may security functions be privatized without undermining the state's interest? Contents ·        Theoretical Foundation: Governance Theory ·        Conceptual Foundation: Security Privatization ·        Methodological Foundation: Case Study Approach ·        Case Study: ISR Services of the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan   Target Groups ·        Researchers and students in the field of political science ·        Practitioners in the field of security and defense   The Author Dr. Gloria Westermeyer is responsible for the strategic assessment of Mergers and Acquisitions for Cassidian, the Defense and Security Division of EADS.

International Security Assistance Force (Afghanistan)
International relations.
International Relations.
Globale Gesellschaft und internationale Beziehungen