The role of military companies in African conflicts
dc.contributor.advisor | Breytenbach, W. J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, Ruth | en_ZA |
dc.contributor.other | University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Political Science. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-01-16T11:01:13Z | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-06-01T08:42:50Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-01-16T11:01:13Z | en_ZA |
dc.date.available | 2010-06-01T08:42:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-03 | |
dc.description | Thesis (MA (Political Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. | |
dc.description.abstract | Private military companies (PMCs)are increasing becoming involved in modern conflicts providing specialised skills such as combat services, planning, intelligence, training, support and technical assistance. They provide an alternative to weak state governments as Western governments have become increasingly reluctant to commit their troops to be involved in the civil conflicts of the developing world. Supporters of the employment of private forces see them as an effective solution to this combination of need from conflict-ridden weak states and reluctance of Western governments and international organisations to intervene in these conflicts ... | en_ZA |
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dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2187 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch | |
dc.rights.holder | University of Stellenbosch | |
dc.subject | Theses -- Political science | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Dissertations -- Political science | en_ZA |
dc.subject.lcsh | Private security services -- Africa. | en_ZA |
dc.subject.lcsh | Civil-military relations -- Africa | en_ZA |
dc.subject.lcsh | Conflict management -- Africa | en_ZA |
dc.subject.other | Political science | en_ZA |
dc.title | The role of military companies in African conflicts | en_ZA |
dc.type | Thesis | en_ZA |