Word Count: 1500 Words COURSEWORK I For a named developing world country write a paper for the Minister of Defence putting forward the advantages and disadvantages of engaging private military companies (PMCs) to assist the security forces. You are free to choose an appropriate developing world country currently in conflict. If in doubt, ask the module leaders about the suitability of your chosen country. The report is to be structured as follows: • Summary of what PMCs are (300 words) • The case for using PMCs for security operations (500 words) • The case against using PMCs for security operations (500 words) • Conclusion where you state your own considered position (200 words) To help you compile the report we list some books and articles below although you should use others too. Krahmann, E. (2012) ‘From ‘Mercenaries’ to ‘Private Security Contractors’: The (Re)Construction of Armed Security Providers in International Legal Discourses’, Millennium 40, 2: 343-364 Avant, D.D. (2005), The Market for Force, Cambridge: CUP Brooks, D. (2000), ‘Messiahs or Mercenaries? The Future of International Private Military Services’, International Peacekeeping Vol.7, No.4. Brooks, D., (2000) ‘Write a cheque, end a war: Using private military companies to end African conflicts’, Conflict Trends, No.1. Dunigan, M., and Petersohn, U. (2015), The Markets for Force. Privatization of Security Across World Regions, Penn Press. Dunigan, M. (2011), Victory for Hire: Private Security Companies' Impact on Military Effectiveness, Stanford Security Studies. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2002) Private Military Companies: Options for Regulation, London http://www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/mercenaries,0.pdf. Francis, D. (1999), ‘Mercenary Intervention in Sierra Leone: Providing National Security or International Exploitation?’, Third World Quarterly Vol. 20, No.2. Leander, A. (2004) Eroding State Authority? Private Military Companies and the Legitimate Use of Force, Rome: Report Prepared for Centro Militare di Studi Strategici. Musah, Abdel-Fatau and Kayode J. Fayemi (eds) (2000), Mercenaries: An African Security Dilemma, London: Pluto Musah, Adel-Fatau (2002), ‘Privatization of Security: Arms Proliferation and the Process of State Collapse in Africa’, Development and Change Vol. 33, No.5. O'Brien, Kevin (2000), ‘PMCs, Myths and Mercenaries: The Debate on Private Military Companies’, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies Vol. 145, No.1. Pattison, J., (2014) The Morality of Private War: The Challenge of Private Military and Security Companies, Oxford University Press. Shearer, David (1998) ‘Outsourcing War’, Foreign Policy, Fall See also • The document library at: http://www.gsdrc.org/go/display/document/legacyid/910 • The document library at http://psm.du.edu/articles_reports_statistics/scholarly_articles.html

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