Empowering commercial actors: Outsourcing of humanitarian and development services in international peace operations and post-war settings
The project explores the emergence, scope and expansion of for-profit companies in international peace operations.Deltakere
The project explores the emergence, scope and expansion of for-profit companies in international peace operations. To what extent does the outsourcing of humanitarian and development services to commercial companies represent a breech with existing humanitarian traditions and principles? Is humanitarianism compatible with commercial interests? Arguably, governments, donors and NGOs are increasingly becoming parts of the same political project, due to the blurred lines between humanitarian relief, stabilisation operations, peace operations and more longer-term post-war reconstruction and state-building efforts.
Finansiering
A partial project under the MNE5-programme.
Publikasjoner
- Græger, Nina (2008). Empowering commercial actors: Outsourcing of humanitarian and development services in international peace operations and post-war settings . NUPI-notat: 751. 31 sider. Private kommersielle aktører har fått en stadig større rolle i internasjonale operasjoner og i gjenoppbyggingen av stater etter krig og konflikt. Paperet diskuterer de viktigste implikasjonene av utsettingen av tjenester til kommersielle internasjonale selskaper.