Spacepower in the Second Space Age

A New Theoretical Model
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-80543-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Space Power and Politics

This book investigates how the processes of commercialisation and democratisation of space have impacted the development of spacepower within the context of the ‘Second Space Age.’

The main characteristic of the ‘Second Space Age’ is the relative detachment of the bulk of human space activities from the goals and aims of governments. In essence, it means that we live in a time when commercial activities shape, to a great extent, the patterns of utilisation of outer space. This book recognises spacepower not only as a tool wielded by nation-states for their own purposes, but also as an attribute of the whole nation, not necessarily under the state authority's direct control. The volume presents a theoretical model of spacepower that defines the terms structural spacepower, national spacepower and commercial spacepower to characterise the nature of spacepower in the Second Space Age. Subsequently, it also outlines procedures for measuring and comparing the spacepower of individual actors and nations.

This book will be of interest to students of space power, strategic studies, air power and International Relations.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Reference, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Czajkowski, Marek

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Luftstreitkräfte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The Background 2. The Evolution of the Concept of Spacepower 3. Spacepower in the Second Space Age 4. Spacepower in the World Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Marek Czajkowski is a professor at the Chair of National Security, Faculty of International and Political Studies, at the Institute of Political Science and International Relations, Jagellonian University, Cracow, Poland.