TY  - BOOK
AU  - Oyewole,Samuel
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Utilitarianism in Outer Space: Space Policy, Socioeconomic Development and Security Strategies in Nigeria and South Africa 
T2  - Southern Space Studies,
SN  - 9783031496462
AV  - TL1-4050 
U1  - 629.1 23
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer Nature Switzerland, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Aerospace engineering
KW  - Astronautics
KW  - Law of the sea
KW  - International law
KW  - Aeronautics
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Africa
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
KW  - Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space
KW  - African Politics
KW  - African Economics
N1  - Introduction -- Space Policy, Development, and Security in Nigeria -- Space Policy, Development, and Security in South Africa -- Final Conclusions
N2  - This book showcases Nigerian and South African experiences on space politics, policy and strategy vis-à-vis their development and security aspirations, while contributing to the broader African and the Global-South perspectives on the subject. Space policy in developing countries such as Nigeria and South Africa is motivated by utilitarian promises that space and the attendant technologies have the potential to advance development and security interests of the affected nations. However, several decades into the orbital journey of these countries, little is known of their space politics, policies, strategies, capacities and capabilities, and realisation of desired objectives. Beyond pure and applied sciences reductionism, this book offers social science perspectives on space studies in Africa, as it examines the intricate relationships of historical, geographical, social, demographic, economic, political, administrative, and strategic factors, nationally, regionally and globally that have shaped research and development of space science and technologies, and their benefits, in Nigeria and South Africa
UR  - http://libcon.rec.uabc.mx:2048/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49646-2
ER  -