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    'Mercenary Masculinities' Imagine Security: The Case of the Private Military Contractor

    Higate, Paul. 2014. 'Mercenary Masculinities' Imagine Security: The Case of the Private Military Contractor. Bristol, UK: Economic and Social Research Council.

    Topics: Combatants, Male Combatants, Gender, Men, Masculinity/ies, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Private Military & Security, Security Keywords: masculinity, private security

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    Private Military Security Companies and the Problem of Men and Masculinities

    Higate, Paul. 2009. "Private Military Security Companies and the Problem of Men and Masculinities." Paper presented at the 50th Annual Conference of the International Studies Association, New York, February 15-18.

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    Topics: Gender, Men, Masculinity/ies, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Private Military & Security, Militarization, Peacekeeping, Security, Security Sector Reform Regions: MENA, Asia, Middle East Countries: Iraq Keywords: private security, masculinity

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    'Cowboys and Professionals': The Politics of Identity Work in the Private and Military Security Company

    Higate, Paul. 2011. "'Cowboys and Professionals': The Politics of Identity Work in the Private and Military Security Company." Journal of International Studies 40 (2): 321-41.

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    Topics: Combatants, Male Combatants, Gender, Masculinity/ies, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Private Military & Security, Security Regions: Europe Countries: United Kingdom Keywords: private security, masculinity, identity politics

  4. Research

    (Re)masculinizing Security? Gender and Private Military Security Companies

    Joachim, Jutta, and Andrea Schneiker. 2012. "(Re)masculinizing Security? Gender and Private Military Security Companies." In Gender, Agency and Political Violence (Rethinking Political Violence), edited by Laura Ahall and Laura J. Shepherd. London: Palgrave.

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    Topics: Gender, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Private Military & Security, Security

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    The Withering Military in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Roles for the Private Security Industry?

    Lock, Peter. 1998. "The Withering Military in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Roles for the Private Security Industry?" Africa Spectrum 33 (2): 135-55.

    Topics: Armed Conflict, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Private Military & Security, Security Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa Keywords: private security

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    Martial Races and Enforcement Masculinities of the Global South: Weaponising Fijian, Chilean, and Salvadoran Postcoloniality in the Mercenary Sector

    Higate, Paul. 2012. "Martial Races and Enforcement Masculinities of the Global South: Weaponising Fijian, Chilean, and Salvadoran Postcoloniality in the Mercenary Sector." Globalizations 9 (1): 35-52.

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    Topics: Coloniality/Post-Coloniality, Gender, Men, Masculinity/ies, Livelihoods, Militarized Livelihoods, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Private Military & Security, Security Regions: Americas, Central America, South America, Oceania Countries: Chile, El Salvador, Fiji Keywords: masculinities, security industry, mercenary, global security sector

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    Drinking Vodka from the ‘Butt-Crack’: Men, Masculinities and Fratriarchy in the Private Militarized Security Company

    Higate, Paul. 2012. “Drinking Vodka from the ‘Butt-Crack’: Men, Masculinities and Fratriarchy in the Private Militarized Security Company.” International Feminist Journal of Politics 14 (4): 450-69. doi:10.1080/14616742.2012.726092.

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    Topics: Combatants, Male Combatants, Feminisms, Gender, Men, Masculinity/ies, Gendered Power Relations, Gender Hierarchies, LGBTQ, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Private Military & Security, Race, Security Regions: Americas, North America, Asia, South Asia Countries: Afghanistan, United States of America

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    Of ‘True Professionals’ and ‘Ethical Hero Warriors’: A Gender-Discourse Analysis of Private Military and Security Companies

    Joachim, Jutta, and Andrea Schneiker. 2012. “Of ‘True Professionals’ and ‘Ethical Hero Warriors’: A Gender-Discourse Analysis of Private Military and Security Companies.” Security Dialogue 43 (6): 495-512. doi:10.1177/0967010612463488.

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    Topics: Gender, Men, Masculinity/ies, Gender Analysis, Gendered Discourses, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Private Military & Security, Security

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    Like Oil and Water, with a Match: Militarized Commerce, Armed Conflict and Human Security in Sudan

    Macklin, Audrey. 2004. “Like Oil and Water, with a Match: Militarized Commerce, Armed Conflict and Human Security in Sudan.” In Sites of Violence: Gender and Conflict Zones, edited by Wenona Mary Giles and Jennifer Hyndman, 75-107. Berkeley: University of California Press.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Gender, Women, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Private Military & Security, Militarization, Political Economies, Rights, Human Rights, Security, Human Security Regions: Africa, East Africa Countries: Sudan

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    In the Business of (In)Security? Mavericks, Mercenaries and Masculinities in the Private Security Company

    Higate, Paul. 2013. “In the Business of (In)Security? Mavericks, Mercenaries and Masculinities in the Private Security Company.” In Making Gender, Making War: Violence, Military and Peacekeeping Practices, edited by Annica Kronsell and Erika Svedberg, Reprint edition. S.l.: Routledge.

    Topics: Gender, Men, Masculinity/ies, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Private Military & Security, Security

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