Power, state and space : conceptualizing, measuring and comparing space actors

Power, state and space : conceptualizing, measuring and comparing space actors / Marco Aliberti, Ottorino Cappelli, Rodrigo Praino.

This book explains on what basis a nation can claim the status of space power, what are the criteria differentiating a space power from "lesser" space actors, and how their spacepower can be empirically measured and assessed. To this end, it sets forth a comprehensive multidisciplinary fra...

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Main Authors: Aliberti, Marco (Author), Cappelli, Ottorino (Author), Praino, Rodrigo (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2023.
Series:Studies in space policy.
Subjects:
Space control (Military science)
Space law > Political aspects.
Government policy
Outer space > Government policy.
Outer space
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Spacepower: Capacity and Autonomy
  • 1.2 Book Outline
  • References
  • 2 Conceptualizing Space Actors: State and Power in Space
  • 2.1 Space Power as a Form of State Power
  • 2.2 State Power: Capacity and Autonomy
  • 2.2.1 State Capacity: The Tyranny of a Concept
  • 2.2.2 State Autonomy (and Its Enemies): The Forgotten Core
  • 2.3 Spacepower and Space Power[s]
  • 2.3.1 The Literature on Spacepower
  • 2.3.2 Recovering and Redefining Spacepower
  • 2.3.3 Spacepower as a Matrix: Space Powers and Other Actors
  • References
  • 3 Measuring Space Actors: A Methodological Framework
  • 3.1 Overview of the Methodological Framework and Scoring System
  • 3.2 Measuring Capacity
  • 3.2.1 Hard Capacity
  • 3.2.2 Soft Capacity
  • 3.3 Measuring Autonomy
  • 3.3.1 Hard (Technical) Autonomy
  • 3.3.2 Soft (Political) Autonomy
  • 3.4 Indexing Capacity and Autonomy
  • References
  • 4 Comparing Space Actors: An Empirical Assessment
  • 4.1 Overview
  • 4.1.1 Case Selection and Data
  • 4.1.2 Positioning of Space Actors in the Spacepower Matrix: Outline
  • 4.2 Measuring and Comparing Capacity
  • 4.2.1 Measuring Hard Capacity
  • 4.2.2 Measuring Soft Capacity
  • 4.2.3 Building the Capacity Index and Matrix
  • 4.3 Measuring and Comparing Autonomy
  • 4.3.1 Measuring Hard (Technical) Autonomy
  • 4.3.2 Measuring Soft (Political) Autonomy
  • 4.3.3 Building the Autonomy Index and Matrix
  • 4.4 Measuring Spacepower and Identifying Space Powers
  • 4.4.1 Country Results
  • 4.4.2 Comparative Results
  • References
  • 5 Conclusions
  • Appendices
  • Appendix A: Major Literature on Spacepower (1988-2020)
  • Appendix B: Major Definitions of Spacepower
  • Appendix C: The "Measuring Spacepower" Survey
  • Country of Expertise
  • Soft Capacity Questions
  • Space and Security
  • Space and Defence
  • Space and Foreign Policy
  • Environment and Resources
  • Infrastructure
  • Development and Growth
  • Civil Society
  • Political Autonomy Questions
  • Acting
  • Complying
  • National Policies
  • Programmes
  • Partners
  • Dominance

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