Power of the Space Club

Informationen zum Autor Deganit Paikowsky holds a PhD in political science from Tel Aviv University. She is a senior researcher at the Yuval Neeman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security at Tel Aviv University as well as a research associate at the George Washington University Space Policy Institute. Klappentext This book analyses the decisions of nations to develop indigenous space programs in order to become a leading world power.An overview of the role of nation-state clubs in world politics, using the case of the space club. Aimed at scholars of international relations, security studies and sociology of science and technology as well as practitioners, this book examines the logic in joining the space club, emphasizing its political, economic, technological, social and scientific impact. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Nation-state clubs in world politics; 3. The evolution of the space club; 4. A multilateral race for space club membership; 5. France and Britain; 6. Canada and Australia; 7. India and Israel; 8. The space club in the post-Cold War era; 9. Conclusions and future directions; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Deganit Paikowsky, Deganit (Tel-Aviv University) Paikowsky, Paikowsky Deganit
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781107194496
• ISBN: 978-1-107-19449-6
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Political science & theory, Space Science, Political science and theory, International institutions, International institutions / intergovernmental organizations