People in Space: Policy Perspectives for a "Star Wars" CenturyJames Everett Katz U.S. military strategy, particularly the "Star Wars" scenarios, has generated renewed interest in outer space. The implications for the security of nations on Earth and other emerging space policy problems are examined in this volume. People in Space is organized into three sections following an overview by Katz: military activities in space, civilian activities in space, and space as a sociological phenomenon. The authors treat the human uses of outer space as endeavors wherein ordinary policy and sociological processes take place. They offer perspectives on how space policy ought to be and is being formed. Space policy is a new, often emotionally charged field, laden with conflicting ideas, values, and worldviews. |
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... Social Forces behind Technological Change and Space Policymaking 164 James Everett Katz 14. Extraterrestrial Intelligence : The Social Impact of an Idea ........ Ron Westrum , David Swift , and David Stupple 178 15. The Social ...
... social movements act to shape the mass movement of space exploration . Bainbridge's fundamental argument is that the venture into space has been driven by only a few clever individuals who were able to manipulate powerful political ...
... social scientific analysis and has constantly urged that social scientists play a more vigorous role in analyzing , critiquing , and improving public policy . Mary Bauhs worked very hard on retyping chapters and has been a great help in ...
... social science studies of space activity and policy , see the appendix to this chapter . ) With rare exceptions , like President Reagan's " star wars " speech , space policy over the past fifteen years has been made on an incremental ...
... social scientific understanding of space policy and advance the processes involved in its formulation . Like the government , though , academic institu- tions also blow hot and cold on space policy . Not until the " star wars " speech ...
Contents
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Military Activities in Space | 33 |
Space and the Preservation of Freedom | 35 |
Space Militarization A Costly Mistake | 40 |
Space Militarization and the Maintenance of Deterrence | 44 |
Space Militarization and International Law | 55 |
Civilian Activities in Space | 65 |
The Space Station Mankinds Permanent Presence in Space | 67 |
The Controversy over Remote Sensing | 129 |
The Moon Treaty Reflections on the Proposed Moon Treaty Space Law and the Future | 140 |
The Sociology of Outer Space | 151 |
Beyond Bureaucratic Policy The Space Flight Movement | 153 |
The Social Forces behind Technological Change and Space Policymaking | 164 |
Extraterrestrial Intelligence The Social Impact of an Idea | 178 |
The Social Psychology of Space Travel | 194 |
Must There Be Space Colonies? A Jurisprudential Drift to Historicism | 207 |
US International Space Activities | 82 |
The Proliferation of Communications Satellites Gold Rush in the Clarke Orbit | 98 |
Underdevelopment via Satellite The Interests of the German Space Industry in Developing Countries and Their Consequences | 110 |
About the Contributors | 220 |
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People in Space: Policy Perspectives for a "Star Wars" Century James Everett Katz No preview available - 1985 |
People in Space: Policy Perspectives for a "star Wars" Century James Everett Katz No preview available - 1985 |
People in Space: Policy Perspectives for a "star Wars" Century James Everett Katz No preview available - 1985 |