Militarization of European Space Policy

This book is focused on militarisation as the nucleus of EU space policy and the interrelatedness of European security, industrial competitiveness and military capabilities in the shaping of this policy.

List of contents

Introduction 4. From Fragmented Space to the Space University Institute Part II. Actors, Issues & Interests 5. Outer Space, Debris and the Militarisation of Space 6. The European Space Industry as a Driving Force for Militarisation 7. Italy's Space Policy: Between Domestic Preferences and European Policies 9. From Space Situational Awareness to Space Domain Awareness: Examining Rhetorical and Substantive Transitions in the U.S. Approach to Space Security Conclusion: A European Third Way in Space

About the author

Thomas Hoerber is Professor and Jean Monnet Chair in European Studies, Director of the EU*Asia Institute at ESSCA School of Management, Angers, France. He is the author/editor of fifteen books.
Iraklis Oikonomou is an independent researcher based in Athens, Greece. He holds a PhD in International Politics from the University of Wales Aberystwyth, UK. He is the editor of four books.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas (Essca Hoerber
• Assisted by: Thomas Hoerber (Editor), Oikonomou Iraklis (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2025
• EAN: 9781032137452
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3213745-2
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Space Power and Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intergovernmental Organizations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Europe / Western, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Defence strategy, planning & research, Air forces & warfare, EU (European Union), Air forces and warfare, Military and defence strategy, International institutions, EU & European institutions, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science