The Commercialisation of Space

Politics, Economics and Ethics
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-367-54893-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 531 g

Reihe: Space Power and Politics

This interdisciplinary book examines the impact of the commercialisation of space and the changing outlook of the space sector.

Using a framework based around theories of international political economy (IPE), the chapters take on issues relating to the politics, the economics and the ethics of commercialising space. The book aims to build a bridge between the research carried out on European Space Policy and the issues that are currently pertinent in the global discussion of future space policy. Overall, the volume aims to:

- inform the reader about historical and contemporary developments in the neoliberal commercialisation of space

- assess the impact of the commercialisation of space on European space institutions, European space policy and European space culture

- raise ethical questions about the environmental and practical sustainability of the commercialisation of space

- examine the compatibility of the commercialisation of space with international, EU and national law.

This book will be of much interest to students of space policy, global governance, European politics and International Relations.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lieberman, Sarah

Athanasopoulos, Harald Köpping

Hoerber, Thomas

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Section I: Politics of Space Commercialisation 1. Commercial and Private Actors in Space: What Does This Mean for the International Political Economy? 2. American and European Space Commercialisation: Providing Economic and Humanitarian Benefits while Complementing State Objectives 3. The Nigerian Space Sector: Structure of Power Analysis 4. The Early Days of South Korean Rocket Technology Section II: Economics of Space Commercialisation 5. Public Private Partnerships and Foreign Direct Investment for Space 6. Strategic Autonomy, Technological Non-Dependence and Intellectual Property Rights in European Space Policy: "The Right to Choose" and "The Right to Say ‘No’" 7. Towards a Common European Innovation Policy: The Case Study of the European Space Industry 8. Does Britain Have Any Choice But to Compete in Space? Section III: Ethics of Space Commercialisation 9. Environmental Protection in the Solar System: The Ethics of the Commercialisation of Space 10. Legal Considerations on Space Commercialization Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Sarah Liebermann is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Canterbury Christ Church University in Canterbury, UK, and Research Fellow at the EU*Asia Institute at ESSCA School of Management.

Harald Köpping Athanasopoulos is Senior Consultant of Strategic Foresight at 2b AHEAD Think Tank in Leipzig, Germany and Research Fellow at the EU*Asia Institute at ESSCA School of Management.

Thomas Hoerber is Professor for European Studies, Director of the EU*Asia Institute and Head of the Department of International Affairs at ESSCA School of Management. His last related publication was The Routledge Handbook of European Integrations, Routledge, London, 2022.