International Regimes For The Final Frontier (Suny Series in Global Politics)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: July 7, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780791465011
Subjects: International relations; International space & aerospace law; Real Estate - General; International cooperation; Exploration; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Outer space; Astrophysics & Space Science; International Relations - General; Business / Economics / Finance; International; Astronautics
First sentence: When the USSR launched Sputnik into earth orbit on October 4, 1957, it took the first step in realizing the human dream of reaching outer space.
Description: "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."--Jacket.