The roles and functions of private security companies in UN Peace Missions - a critical analysis

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dc.contributor.advisorSeegers, Annetteen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFeldman, Danielen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T07:57:05Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T07:57:05Z
dc.date.issued2017en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis master's thesis analyses the roles that private security companies (PSCs) assume during United Nations (UN) peace missions. Following a literary review and contextual development of the PSC industry, this thesis makes use of a qualitative desktop study to examine five UN peace mission case studies in Africa in which PSCs were contracted to provide multiple roles for the UN. The case studies include UNAVEM, UNAMSIL, UNMIL, UNAMID, and MONUSCO. Each case study features a historical overview of the country's conflict, the UN mandate-related developments prior to and during the UN peace mission, the roles performed by PSCs in the peace operation, as well as a critical analysis of such PSC involvement. A subsequent discussion on the UNs use of PSCs finds that contracting provides the organisation with cost savings, more efficient operational capabilities, and the evasion of domestic sensitivities with regards to member state involvement in peace missions. The use of contractors, however, does also highlight the UNs vetting deficiencies in terms of the use of illegitimate companies, procurement issues - especially favouritism and corruption, and grave accountability problems associated with criminal prosecution mechanisms and the use of force by PSCs in the field. The thesis concludes that the reliance on contractors impacts the UNs peace mission endeavours in terms of increased militarization, a neo-colonial facet, and a gradual move towards privatized peacekeeping.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationFeldman, D. (2017). <i>The roles and functions of private security companies in UN Peace Missions - a critical analysis</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26882en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationFeldman, Daniel. <i>"The roles and functions of private security companies in UN Peace Missions - a critical analysis."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26882en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFeldman, D. 2017. The roles and functions of private security companies in UN Peace Missions - a critical analysis. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Feldman, Daniel AB - This master's thesis analyses the roles that private security companies (PSCs) assume during United Nations (UN) peace missions. Following a literary review and contextual development of the PSC industry, this thesis makes use of a qualitative desktop study to examine five UN peace mission case studies in Africa in which PSCs were contracted to provide multiple roles for the UN. The case studies include UNAVEM, UNAMSIL, UNMIL, UNAMID, and MONUSCO. Each case study features a historical overview of the country's conflict, the UN mandate-related developments prior to and during the UN peace mission, the roles performed by PSCs in the peace operation, as well as a critical analysis of such PSC involvement. A subsequent discussion on the UNs use of PSCs finds that contracting provides the organisation with cost savings, more efficient operational capabilities, and the evasion of domestic sensitivities with regards to member state involvement in peace missions. The use of contractors, however, does also highlight the UNs vetting deficiencies in terms of the use of illegitimate companies, procurement issues - especially favouritism and corruption, and grave accountability problems associated with criminal prosecution mechanisms and the use of force by PSCs in the field. The thesis concludes that the reliance on contractors impacts the UNs peace mission endeavours in terms of increased militarization, a neo-colonial facet, and a gradual move towards privatized peacekeeping. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2017 T1 - The roles and functions of private security companies in UN Peace Missions - a critical analysis TI - The roles and functions of private security companies in UN Peace Missions - a critical analysis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26882 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/26882
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationFeldman D. The roles and functions of private security companies in UN Peace Missions - a critical analysis. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2017 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26882en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPolitical Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleThe roles and functions of private security companies in UN Peace Missions - a critical analysisen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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