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European Space Policy: European integration and the final frontier book cover

1st Edition

European Space Policy European integration and the final frontier

Edited By Thomas Hoerber, Paul Stephenson Copyright 2016
300 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

300 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

300 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Space policy is at the cutting edge of current EU policy developments and is a fascinating object of study, involving multiple and diverse actors. It is also an original and contemporary lens for studying European policy-making. This book explores advances in European space policy and their significance for European integration. Using a ‘framing’ methodology, it addresses central questions in... Read more

Introduction: Space – Towards a European Space Policy? Thomas Hoerber  Section 1 Methodology / Setting the space agenda  1 Historical background and context of space policy with regards to European integration Thomas Hoerber.  2 Approaches to analyzing European Space Policy: framing and other tools Paul Stephenson.  Section 2 Polity / Institutional Perspectives  3 The European Space Agency vis-à-vis the EU and its member states Thomas Hoerber.  4 The European Parliament Emmanuel Sigalas. 5 The Council Harald Köpping.  6 The European Commission Paul Stephenson.  7 The European Court of Justice.   Section 3 Politics / Internal and External Perspectives Internal  8 The role of European industrialists in lobbying for space policy.  9 Trans-European networks and the management of the single market area from space Paul Stephenson.  10 The European Metal Workers’ Federation and EU defence and space policies: framing or hegemony? Iraklis Oikonomou.   External  11 Contextualising EU space policy – US, Russian and Chinese space programmes Bertrand de Montluc.  12 Space as a field and tool of international relations Veronica La Regina.  13 Space policy meets the common foreign security policy Geoffrey Edwards.  Section 4 Policy Process / Implementing space policy 14 Public Private Partnership PPP and Galileo: PPPs in national and transnational contexts Jakob Feyerer.  15 Towards a EU Industrial Policy for the Space Sector – Lessons from Galileo Rik Hansen.  16 The role of Galileo satellite technology in the GMES for security, safety and environmental protection in EU maritime regions Angela Carpenter.  Conclusion: ‘To boldly go where no one has gone before: towards a European Space Strategy Thomas Hoerber.

Biography

Thomas Hörber is Full Professor at the EU-Asia Institute, ESSCA - School of Management, Angers, France.

Paul Stephenson is Marie Curie Research Fellow at Sciences Po, Paris, and Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.

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