1st Edition
Securing Outer Space International Relations Theory and the Politics of Space
Introduction - Natalie Bormann and Michael Sheehan
1. Unbundling sovereignty, territory and the state in outer space: Two approaches - Jill Stuart
2. Space weapons – Dream, nightmare or reality? - Dave Webb
3. Critical astropolitics: The geopolitics of space control and the transformation of state sovereignty - Raymond Duvall and Jonathan Havercroft
4. The spaces between us: The gendered politics of outer space Penny Griffin
5. The lost dimension: A spatial reading of US weaponisation of space - Natalie Bormann.
6. Haunted dreams: Critical theory, technology and the militarization of space - Columba Peoples
7. The (power) politics of space: the US astropolitical discourse on global dominance in the War on Terror - David Grondin
8. Between blind faith and deep scepticism: The ‘weaponisation of space’ and the Canadian debate on ballistic missile defence - Miguel de Larrinaga
9. The mice that soar: Smaller states perspectives on space weaponisation - Wade Huntley
10. Profaning the path to the sacred: The militarisation of the European space programme - Michael Sheehan
11. Neo-Realism and the Galileo and GPS Negotiations - Iain Ross Ballantyne Bolton
12. Pol Sci-Fi 101: Lessons from science fiction television for global and outer space politics - Mark D Hamilton
Biography
Natalie Bormann teaches at the Department of Politics at Northeastern University, Boston, USA. Previously she held a position at the Watson Insititute for International Studies, Brown University. She is the author of National Missile Defence and the Politics of US Identity: A Poststructuralist Critique.
Michael Sheehan is Professor of International Relations at the University of Wales, Swansea. His publications include The International Politics of Space; International Security: An Analytical Survey; National and International Security; Balance of Power: History and Theory; The Arms Race; and Arms Control: Theory and Practice.
