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Hoffman, Peter. "The Politics of Privatizing Human Protection and Peace: United Nations, Humanitarian Agencies, and Private Military Companies Interactions" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar 05, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p70420_index.html>

Hoffman, P. J. , 2005-03-05 "The Politics of Privatizing Human Protection and Peace: United Nations, Humanitarian Agencies, and Private Military Companies Interactions" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p70420_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Violent conflicts put vulnerable populations at risk and cry out for humanitarian responses, but far too often there are far too few who can effectively heed the call. Private military companies (PMCs) have emerged as subcontractors for states and multinational corporations (MNCs), complementing, and in some cases providing, key security and protection capabilities. For the United Nations (UN), grappling with the challenges of war-prone states and war-torn societies, PMCs offer the potential to bring military resources to bear on the security and protection problems endemic to peace and humanitarian operations. The use of force to counter the ravages of war represents an odd logic for the UN and non-governmental organizations because it contravenes the good Samaritan culture of many individuals and to the long-standing institutional principles of not take sides (neutrality and impartiality). Furthermore, deeply seeded suspicions about great powers, accountability, and legitimacy, in addition to negative experiences with mercenaries, have shaped previous debates regarding the use of private, market-based military actors. Among UN and non-governmental humanitarian agencies there is no consensus regarding obtaining public goods of security and humanitarian access with the private means of corporate entities wielding substantive military heft, and in the last decade individual agencies have been quietly making their own respective assessments and arrangements with PMCs. Why? What trade-offs do UN agencies consider when evaluating PMCs? How has this varied over the course of the use of PMCs (essentially since 1990)? How did the private military industry penetrate or develop the market for protection and security? Is the contracting of PMCs by humanitarians a temporary aberration or on the cusp of trends concerning the structure and nature of humanitarian action and peace operations in the contemporary configuration of political, economic, and military power?

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