Privatisierung von Sicherheit in Deutschland – Einleitung zum Themenschwerpunkt

Andrea Schneiker; Jutta Joachim

doi:10.5771/2192-1741-2018-1-44

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- 1–2 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–2
- 3–7 Editorial Alexander Spencer, Christoph Weller Alexander Spencer, Christoph Weller 3–7
- 8–43 Aufsätze 8–43
  - Das Konfliktpotential großer Rohstoffvorkommen in Mosambik Christina Saulich, Siegmar Schmidt Christina Saulich, Siegmar Schmidt
- 44–199 Themenschwerpunkt »Privatisierung von Sicherheit in Deutschland« 44–199
- 200–202 Abstracts 200–202
- 203–203 Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der ZeFKo 203–203
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ZeFKo Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung , page 44 - 55

Privatisierung von Sicherheit in Deutschland – Einleitung zum Themenschwerpunkt

Autoren

Andrea Schneiker Jutta Joachim

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/2192-1741-2018-1-44
- ISSN: 2192-1741
- ISSN online: 2192-1741
Zusammenfassung

Privatization of security is not limited to conflict zones, but is rather a global phenomenon which also extends into OECD countries, including Germany, where security is privatized from the communal up to the federal level. Despite these developments, however, surprisingly little attention has thus far been paid to how privatization of security at home and abroad is legitimized by German decisionmakers, which is why we address this blind spot in the literature. The time frame of our analysis of parliamentary debates and government statements spans from the German unification (1989) until 2015. From a governmentality perspective, we find a relatively stable neo-liberal discourse among decision-makers who, on the one hand, justify the privatization of security with references to its cost efficiency and its effectiveness, and on the other hand, contribute to its depoliticization by declaring security production in certain areas to be a private and no longer a political matter. Moreover, at the same time as the existing discourse helps to legitimize the current level of privatized security, the arguments on which it relies can be used to justify an expansion of further privatization in the future.
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