Routledge Handbook of Space Policy

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Contents
Acknowledgements
List of figures and tables
List of contributors
1 Introduction
Part I Theoretical structures for an understanding of space policies
	Introduction
	2 Building space partnerships through reliable reputations
	3 International relations theory, space theory, and the space weaponisation debate
	4 A cosmopolitan theory for space policy and governance
	5 Space power and spacepower
Part II The history of space
	Introduction
	6 The role of commercial actors and states in space travel and exploration
	7 Confront, compete, or cooperate: what role for space in US–China relations?
	8 Space and sustainability
Part III Society, justice, and the human impact
	Introduction
	9 Entrepreneurial space: blurring the relationship between individual and state
	10 On the adequacy of space law: hard law and soft law for a sustainable space policy?
	11 The long-run economics of sustainable orbit use
	12 Gender equality and space policy: the case of EU space policy
Part IV Governance of space
	Introduction
	13 A nascent regime for space resources: three pathways to governance
	14 The expanding sphere of human responsibility for sustainability on Earth and in space
	15 Autocracies, public opinion, and space policy: new directions for research
Part V Popularisation of space
	Introduction
	16 The new space economy
	17 Space policy popularisation and the articulation of dominant ideology
	18 The next moon race: an evolving legal and political framework
	19 Sustainability considerations of nuclear power and nuclear propulsion in space
Part VI New frontiers in space and expansion into the unknown
	Introduction
	20 Analogs: The case of space mission simulations on Earth
	21 The militarisation and weaponisation of space: yesterday, today, and tomorrow
	22 On the brink of space colonisation: what are the current prospects for humanity to spread across the solar system?
	23 NewSpace markets: the European perspective on new frontiers, commercialisation, and domestic uses of space applications
Part VII World space policies by geographic areas
	24 US Strategic interest in the moon: an assessment of economic, national security, and geopolitical drivers
	25 Finding space for the European Space Agency
	26 China’s branding problem: image management and the US–China space relationship
	27 Racing to the heavens? Comparing Middle East space programs
	28 Russia’s strategic shift in outer space: adapting to geopolitical pressures and exploring new diplomatic avenues
	29 Japan’s strategy in the new lunar space race
	30 The metamorphosis of India’s space policy in a changing space order
	31 Conclusion
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