Naslov
Robert Mikac - Contemporary Security and Private Security Companies: Privatization of Security and Consequences

Autori
Mudrić, Mišo

Izvornik
Croatian international relations review (1331-1182) XX (2014), 70; 84-87

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, prikaz, stručni

Ključne riječi
Mikac ; Private Security Companies ; Privatization of Security

Sažetak
Robert Mikac’s work is significant for a number of reasons. The strenuous research represents a first major study on the phenomenon of private military security companies in Croatian literature and academic writing. It provides an extensive overview of the issues relevant for understanding the diversity and profundity of the change that is taking place in the modern world where the provision of public security – for good or for worse – is gradually taken over by private contractors. Furthermore, the author skillfully and competently analyses and explains the finesse of international law and political doctrine, providing the reader with an easily understandable and readable content, irrespective of the fact that the subject matter is highly complex, intertwined between several branches of social science (i.e., law, political science, sociology, philosophy), and further complicated by the intricate influence of high politics, clandestine activities and, very often, atrocious reality of war crimes and the absolute disrespect of human rights. Mikac has spent a considerable time scrutinizing the issue: the sources used during the research represent the most relevant literature on the subject matter, and, given the fact that the author has taken an additional effort to conduct interviews with relevant sources, it is of no surprise that the book “ Contemporary Security and Private Security Companies: Privatization of Security and Consequences ” excels among academic writing on the issue of private military security companies. The reading of Robert Mikac’s book is a sine qua non for all who wish to acquaint themselves with the changing nature of national security and the increasing role of the private sector in providing security services.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo, Politologija

Napomena
Prikaz knjige

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