The Globalisation of Private Security

Researchers

      Dr. Rita Abrahamsen (rra@aber.ac.uk) Rita Abrahamsen is Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.  She is the author of Discipling Democracy: Development Discourse and Good Governance in Africa, and her recent publications include 'The Power of Partnerships in Global Governance', Third World Quarterly (2004); and 'Blair's Africa: The Politics of Securitizaton and Fear', Alternatives (2005).

      Professor Michael C. Williams (mjw@aber.ac.uk) Michael C. Williams is Professor in the Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.  He is the author of The Realist Tradition and the Limits of International Relations, and his recent publications include 'Words, Images, Enemies: Securitization in International Politics', International Studies Quarterly (2003); and 'What is the National Interest?: The Neoconservative Challenge in International Relations', European Journal of International Relations (2005).

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