The regime complex of global space governance : the international space politics of the 21st century

Post-Cold War trends in national space-capability building and the liberalization of the global space economy have expanded the concerns of states in international astropolitics from security as such to other issue areas, including safety, economic growth and social development, and sustainability. Since the beginning of the 21st Century, the constellation of international space regimes has continued to expand, while the global governing architecture has fragmented. Within a U+2018regime complexU+2019 analytical framework, this work presents two interpretive narratives of the strategic, functional and organizational aspects that explain the design and evolution of U+2018the regime complex of global space security governanceU+2019 and U+2018the GNSSs regime complexU+2019. The case studies chart the dynamics of international space politics and analyze the growing structural fragmentation of the complex global scheme of space governance. An additional enabling factor such as innovation was identified as vital to reinforce the growth of regime complex in global space governance.

ISBN:9789090298016

Jaar van publicatie:2016

Toegankelijkheid:Open