International regimes for the final frontier [[electronic resource] /] / M.J. Peterson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820367803321
• Autore: Peterson M. J. <1949->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005
• ISBN: 0-7914-8305-3; 1-4237-4770-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Collana: SUNY series in global politics
• Disciplina: 333.9/4
• Soggetti: Astronautics - International cooperation; Outer space Exploration International cooperation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-313) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- INTERNATIONAL REGIMES FOR THE FINAL FRONTIER -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- AFFILIATIONS OF AUTHORS INVOLVED IN SPACE NEGOTIATIONS -- 1. CREATING REGIMES FOR "THE FINAL FRONTIER" -- ACTORS, SOCIAL STRUCTURES, AND INTERACTION -- SITUATION DEFINITIONS AND INTERACTION -- THE PATTERNS OF SPACE ACTIVITY, 1957-1988 -- PLAN OF THE STUDY -- 2. THE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF NEGOTIATIONS -- FUNDAMENTAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATES SYSTEM -- THE UN FORUMS -- PARTICIPANTS IN THE NEGOTIATIONS -- IMPLICATIONS OF THE TWO LEVELS OF INSTITUTIONS -- 3. THE LOCATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF OUTER SPACE -- CLASSIFYING OUTER SPACE AS A LOCATION -- REASONING BY ANALOGY -- SELECTING THE INITIAL ANALOGY FOR CLASSIFYING OUTER SPACE -- MOVING TO MULTIPLE ANALOGIES -- DELIMITING THE OUTER SPACE COMMONS -- EXPLAINING PREFERENCE FORMATION, PREFERENCE AGGREGATION, AND NEGOTIATION OUTCOMES -- 4. ASPECTS OF SPACEFLIGHT -- APPRECIATING THE REGISTRATION AND RESCUE PROBLEMS -- THE SOVIET INITIATIVE ON RESCUE OF SPACE CREWS -- THE FRENCH INITIATIVE ON REGISTRATION -- EXPLAINING PREFERENCE FORMATION, PREFERENCE AGGREGATION, AND NEGOTIATION OUTCOMES -- 5. LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE ON EARTH -- APPRECIATING THE SITUATION -- SETTING THE BROAD PARAMETERS AND RESOLVING THE UNCONTENTIOUS QUESTIONS -- RESOLVING THE ; ACUTE DISAGREEMENTS -- EXPLAINING PREFERENCE FORMATION, PREFERENCE AGGREGATION, AND NEGOTIATION OUTCOMES -- 6. MILITARY ACTIVITY IN OUTER SPACE -- APPRECIATING THE SITUATION -- FROM "OUTER SPACE" TO "SPACE" AND "CELESTIAL BODIES" -- CONFIRMING THE SEPARATION AND THE DIFFERENT RULES -- EXPLAINING PREFERENCE FORMATION, PREFERENCE AGGREGATION, AND NEGOTIATION OUTCOMES -- 7. EXPLORING AND USING THE MOON -- APPRECIATING THE SITUATION -- PROVIDING REASSURANCE -- CONTENDING OVER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT -- EXPLAINING PREFERENCE FORMATION, PREFERENCE AGGREGATION, AND NEGOTIATION OUTCOMES.; 8. THE ORBIT-SPECTRUM RESOURCE -- APPRECIATING THE SITUATION -- BRINGING SPACE USES INTO THE RADIO REGIME -- THE THIRD WORLD DRIVE FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING -- ELABORATING THE MIXED ACCESS RULE -- EXPLAINING PREFERENCE FORMATION, PREFERENCE AGGREGATION, AND NEGOTIATION OUTCOMES -- 9. SITUATION DEFINITIONS IN THE OUTER SPACE NEGOTIATIONS -- ESTABLISHING SITUATION DEFINITIONS -- THE IMPACT OF SITUATION DEFINITIONS ON PREFERENCE FORMATION -- THE IMPACT OF SITUATION DEFINITIONS ON PREFERENCE AGGREGATION -- THE IMPACT OF SITUATION DEFINITIONS ON NEGOTIATION OUTCOMES -- SITUATION DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS OF ACTOR CONDUCT -- THE FUTURE OF THE SPACE TREATIES -- NOTES -- CHAPTER 1. -- CHAPTER 2. -- CHAPTER 3. -- CHAPTER 4. -- CHAPTER 5. -- CHAPTER 6. -- CHAPTER 7. -- CHAPTER 8. -- CHAPTER 9. -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- SUNY SERIES IN GLOBAL POLITICS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: Neither rational choice theory, with its emphasis on interest calculation, nor sociological institutionalist theory, with its emphasis on identity-defined rule following, indicates how governments determine which of their multiple interests or identities are at stake in a particular situation or how they develop mutual comprehension of each other's goals. International Regimes for the Final Frontier addresses these gaps by tracing how governments approach an unfamiliar issue—in this case, international agreements regulating human activity in outer space between 1958 and 1988—and examines three ways situation definitions channel governments' approaches to issues or problems.