Transatlantic space politics : competition and cooperation above the clouds / Sheng-Chih Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wang, Sheng-Chih, 1979-

Series:

Space power and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronautics and state--United States.

Astronautics and state.

International relations.

United States.

Astronautics and state--European Union countries.

Astronautics--International cooperation.

Astronautics.

National security--United States.

National security.

National security--European Union countries.

European Union countries.

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

European Space Agency.

United States--Foreign relations--European Union countries.

European Union countries--Foreign relations--United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 217 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

"This book examines transatlantic politics through an analysis of 60 years of US-European strategic interaction in space. The significance of space politics for the study of transatlantic relations receives surprisingly little scholarly attention. As a theatre of interaction, transatlantic space politics reflects the vicissitudes of European and US power in the international system. An understanding of space politics is therefore vital in understanding the status and prospect of the transatlantic order. Using established IR theories, the author investigates transatlantic space politics and proposes a theoretical explanation, which is distinct from the conventional wisdom of the transatlantic security community. More specifically, he distinguishes between the constitutive and regulatory effects of the transatlantic security community, an approach rarely employed in other research in the field. Overall, this book suggests not only that the transatlantic institutional pillar requires repair, but also that the ideational factors need to be revitalised in order to consolidate the transatlantic alliance. This book will be of much interest to students of space power, transatlantic politics, strategic studies, foreign policy and IR/security studies in general"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book examines transatlantic politics through an analysis of 60 years of US-European strategic interaction in space. The significance of transatlantic space politics for the study of transatlantic relations receives surprisingly little scholarly attention. As a theatre of transatlantic interaction, transatlantic space politics reflects the vicissitudes of European and US power in the international system. An understanding of transatlantic space politics is therefore vital in understanding the status and prospect of the transatlantic order. Using established IR theories, the author investigates transatlantic space politics and proposes a theoretical explanation, which is distinct from the conventional wisdom of the transatlantic security community. More specifically, he distinguishes between the constitutive and regulatory effects of the transatlantic security community, an approach rarely employed in other research in the field. Overall, this book suggests not only that the transatlantic institutional pillar requires repair, but also that the ideational factors need to be revitalised in order to consolidate the transatlantic alliance. This book will be of much interest to students of space power, transatlantic politics, strategic studies, foreign policy and IR/security studies in general"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : the multi-faceted transatlantic space politics

History matters : space policy evolution in the United States and Europe

Cutting the umbilical cord : transatlantic competition in the field of space transportation

Springboard toward lunar and solar space : transatlantic cooperation in the International Space Station Program

Europe opens its eyes : transatlantic dispute in the field of satellite navigation

Dual space dominance versus autonomy in space : developing cases of transatlantic space politics

Conclusions : thinking beyond the canopy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415827973

0415827973

9780203381939

0203381939

OCLC:

822019673