Table of Contents

List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Nation-state clubs in world politics; 3. The evolution of the space club; 4. A multilateral race for space club membership; 5. France and Britain; 6. Canada and Australia; 7. India and Israel; 8. The space club in the post-Cold War era; 9. Conclusions and future directions; Bibliography; Index.

Promotional Information

This book analyses the decisions of nations to develop indigenous space programs in order to become a leading world power.

About the Author

Deganit Paikowsky holds a PhD in political science from Tel Aviv University. She is a senior researcher at the Yuval Neeman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security at Tel Aviv University as well as a research associate at the George Washington University Space Policy Institute.

Reviews

'A fresh look at the international politics of space activity with well-researched case studies. Paikowky's book is a valuable addition to the field.' James Clay Moltz, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California

'Advanced space capabilities provide a nation state with both tangible and symbolic geopolitical, strategic, and security benefits. By using the concept of a 'space club' as a way to analyze a state's decision to acquire those capabilities and competition and cooperation among space faring countries, Deganit Paikowsky provides fresh insights and a productive way of understanding global space activity.' John Logsdon, Professor Emeritus, George Washington University and Founder of George Washington University's Space Policy Institute

'Paikowsky has made an excellent foray into the theorization of astropolitical prestige in international relations. This book is a welcome addition to the nascent field of astropolitics in IR, and demonstrates that astropolitics is the continuation of terran politics by other means.' Bleddyn E. Bowen, International Affairs