Piracy and the Privatization of Maritime Security: Vessel Protection Policies Compared

By Stefano Ruzza and Eugenio Cusumano

Book Overview

In response to pirate attacks in the Western Indian Ocean, countries worldwide have increasingly authorized the deployment of armed guards from private military and security companies (PMSCs) on merchant ships. This widespread trend contradicts states' commitment to retain a monopoly on violence and discourage the presence of arms on civilian vessels. This book conceptualizes the extensive use of PMSCs as a form of institutional isomorphism, combining the functionalist, ideational, political and organizational arguments used to account for the privatization of security on land into a synthetic explanation of the commercialization of vessel protection.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030501582
• ISBN13: 9783030501587
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"