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Literature

For all those interested in Outer Space, our experts compiled a literature list which we continuously update.

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Al-Ekabi, Cenan; Baranes, Blandina; Hulsroj, Peter; Lahcen, Arne (Hg.) (2017): Yearbook on Space Policy 2015: Access to Space and the Evolution of Space Activities. Vienna: Springer Vienna.

Al-Rodhan, Nayef R. F. (2012): Meta-Geopolitics of Outer Space. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK.

Altmann, Jürgen; Scheffran, Jürgen (2003): New Rules in Outer Space: Options and Scenarios. In: Security Dialogue 34 (1), S. 109–116. http://www.jstor.org/stable/26298125.

B

Bender, Wolfgang; Hagen, Regina; Kalinowski, Martin; Scheffran, Jürgen (Hg.) (2001-): Space use and ethics. Münster: Agenda Verlag (Darmstädter interdisziplinäre Beiträge, 5).

Bertamini, Maximilian; Fritz, Marius (2019): Ein kleiner Schritt für das humanitäre Völkerrecht, ein großer Sprung für die Menschlichkeit. In: Humanitäres Völkerrecht, S. 23–36.

Bertamini, Maximilian; Schultz, Stephan (2019): Keeping it clean (part I): On the prohibition of force in an ASAT context. Hg. v. Völkerrechtsblog.

Bertamini, Maximilian; Schultz, Stephan (2019): Keeping it clean (part II): On the protection of outer space as part of the environment. Hg. v. Völkerrechtsblog.

Bogdandy, Armin von; Wolfrum, Rüdiger (Hg.) (2006): Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law: Koninklijke Brill N.V. (10). https://www.mpfpr.de/publications/unyb

Bonnal, Christophe; McKnight, Darren S. (Hg.) (2017): IAA situation report on space debris 2016. Paris, France: International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).

Bormann, Natalie; Sheehan, Michael J. (2009): Securing outer space. London, New York: Routledge (Routledge critical security studies series). http://site.ebrary.com/lib/alltitles/docDetail.action?docID=10277456.

Brachet, Gérard; Deloffre, Bernard (2006): Space for defence: A European vision. In: Space Policy 22 (2), S. 92–99.

Bunnik, Anno; Cawley, Anthony; Mulqueen, Michael; Zwitter, Andrej (Hg.) (2016): Big Data Challenges. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK.

D

Doboš, Bohumil (2015): Geopolitics of the Moon: A European Perspective. In: Astropolitics 13 (1), S. 78–87. DOI: 10.1080/14777622.2015.1012005.

Dolman, Everett C. (2002): Astropolitik. Classical geopolitics in the Space Age. London, Portland, OR: Frank Cass. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/alltitles/docDetail.action?docID=10162477.

E

European Space Policy Institute, ESPI (Hg.) (2018): Security in Outer Space: Rising Stakes in Europe. ESPI. Vienna, Austria (Report 64).

European Space Policy Institute, ESPI (Hg.) (2020): Towards a European Approach to Space Traffic Management. Full Report. European Space Policy Institute, ESPI. https://espi.or.at/publications/espi-public-reports/send/2-public-espi-reports/494-espi-report-71-stm.

European Space Policy Institute, ESPI (Hg.) (2020): ESPI Report 72 – Europe, Space and Defence – Full Report. From “Space for Defence” to “Defence of Space”. Full Report. European Space Policy Institute, ESPI. https://espi.or.at/publications/espi-public-reports/send/2-public-espi-reports/502-europe-space-and-defence.

F

Froehlich, Annette; Nakarada Pecujilic, Anja (2016): Mechanisms for the Development of International Norms regarding Space Activities. ESPI Report 57. European Space Policy Institute, ESPI. https://espi.or.at/publications/espi-public-reports/category/2-public-espi-reports.

H

Hoijtink, Marijn; Leese, Matthias (Hg.) (2019): Technology and Agency in International Relations: Routledge.

I

INESAP (Hg.) (2002): Information Bulletin. International Network of Engineers and Scientists Against Proliferation (20).

L

Lewis, Patricia; Livingstone, David (2016): What to Know About Space Security. https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/what-know-about-space-security.

Logsdon, John M.; Moltz, James; Hinds, Emma S. (2007): Collective Security in Space: European perspectives.

M

Moltz, James (2011): The Politics of Space Security. Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests, Second Edition. Palo Alto: Stanford University Press. http://gbv.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=744004.

Mutschler, Max M. (2010): Keeping space safe: towards a long-term strategy to arms control in space. Frankfurt, HSFK/PRIF. https://www.hsfk.de/fileadmin/HSFK/hsfk_downloads/prif98.pdf.

Mutschler, Max M. (2013): Arms Control in Space. Exploring Conditions for Preventive Arms Control. New York: Palgrave Macmillan (Palgrave Studies in International Relations). https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781137320636.

Mutschler, Max M. (2013): Risiken für die Weltraumnutzung: Herausforderungen und Chancen für die transatlantische Kooperation. Berlin, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik. https://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/studien/2013_S06_mts.pdf.

O

Olbrich, Philipp (2019): Security and Technology: Unraveling the Politics in Satellite Imagery of North Korea. In: Marijn Hoijtink und Matthias Leese (Hg.): Technology and Agency in International Relations: Routledge, S. 66–87.

Olbrich, Philipp (2019): Technological Expectations and Global Politics: Three Waves of Enthusiasm in NonGovernmental Remote Sensing. In: Space Policy 47, S. 107–116.

Olbrich, Philipp (2019): Transparency from space: North Korea through the eyes of the United States. In: Journal of Regional Security 14 (1), S. 33–38.

Olbrich, Philipp; Shim, David (2019): Symbolic practices of legitimation: exploring domestic motives of North Korea’s space program. In: International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 19 (1), S. 33–61.

Olbrich, Philipp; Witjes, Nina (2016): Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Big Data: Commercial Satellite Imagery and Its Promise of Speed and Transparency. In: Anno Bunnik, Anthony Cawley, Michael Mulqueen und Andrej Zwitter (Hg.): Big Data Challenges, Bd. 15. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, S. 115–126.

P

Pace, Scott (2015): Security in space. In: Space Policy 33, S. 51–55.

Paladini, Stefania (2019): The New Frontiers of Space. Economic Implications, Security Issues and Evolving Scenarios. Cham: Springer International Publishing; Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan.

Peter, Nicolas (2005): Space and Security: The Emerging Role of Europe. In: Astropolitics 3 (3), S. 265–296.

R

Ramey, Robert A. (2000): Armed Conflict on the Final Frontier: The Law of War in Space. In: Air Force Law Review (48). https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/7848-rameyarmedcnflctfnlfrntpdf.

Rothe, Delf; Shim, David (2018): Sensing the ground: On the global politics of satellite-based activism. In: Rev. Int. Stud. 44 (3), S. 414–437.

S

Scheffran, Jürgen (2001): Peaceful and Sustainable Use of Space – Principles and Criteria for Evaluation. In: Wolfgang Bender, Regina Hagen, Martin Kalinowski und Jürgen Scheffran (Hg.): Space use and ethics. Münster: Agenda Verlag (Darmstädter interdisziplinäre Beiträge, 5), S. 49–80.

Scheffran, Jürgen (2002): Militärische Nutzung des Weltraums und Möglichkeiten für Rüstungskontrolle im Weltraum. Völkerrechtliche Grundlagen, politische Rahmenbedingungen und technische Möglichkeiten. Gutachten für den Deutschen Bundestag.

Schmitt, Michael N. (2006): International Law and Military Operations in Space. In: Armin von Bogdandy und Rüdiger Wolfrum (Hg.): Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law: Koninklijke Brill N.V. (10), S. 89–126.

Schrogl, Kai-Uwe (2019): 60 Jahre Weltraumrecht. In: Vereinte Nationen (4), S. 147–153.

Schrogl, Kai-Uwe (2019): Die strategische Bedeutung des Weltraums für die Großmächte. In: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft 29 (4), S. 517–524.

Schrogl, Kai-Uwe; Hays, Peter L.; Robinson, Jana; Moura, Denis; Giannopapa, Christina (2015): Handbook of space security. Policies, applications and programs. New York: Springer Reference.

Shim, David (2014): Remote sensing place: Satellite images as visual spatial imaginaries. In: Geoforum (51), S. 152–160.

Siddiqi, Asif A. (2010): Competing Technologies, National(ist) Narratives, and Universal Claims: Toward a Global History of Space Exploration. In: Technology and Culture 51 (2), S. 425–443.

Stephens, Dale (2018): The International Legal Implications of Military Space Operations: Examining the Interplay between International Humanitarian Law and the Outer Space Legal Regime. In: International Law Studies (94), S. 76–101. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3280059.

Stephens, Dale; Steer, Cassandra (2015): Conflicts in Space: International Humanitarian Law and Its Application to Space Warfare. In: MCGill Annals of Air and Space Law XL. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2722315.

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Wiedemann, C.; Gamper, E.; Horstmann, A.; Braun, V.; Stoll, E. (2017): Der aktuelle Beitrag der NaK Tropfen zum Weltraummüll. Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress. TU München (paper 2017-450048).

Wiedemann, C.; Horstmann, A.; Hesselbach, S.; Braun, V.; Krag, H.; Flegel, S. et al. (2018): Die Weltraummüll-Population des neuen MASTER-Modells. Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress. Friedrichshafen.

Wiedemann, C.; Horstmann, A.; Hesselbach, S.; Braun, V.; Krag, H.; Oswald, M.; Stoll, E. (2018): Particle flux analysis with the updated MASTER model. 69th International Astronautival Congress 2018 (IAC 2018). Bremen (paper IAC-18-A6.2.6.).

Witjes, Nina; Olbrich, Philipp (2016): Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Big Data: Commercial Satellite Imagery and Its Promise of Speed and Transparency. In: Anno Bunnik, Anthony Cawley, Michael Mulqueen und Andrej Zwitter (Hg.): Big Data Challenges. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, S. 115–126.

Witjes, Nina; Olbrich, Philipp (2017): A fragile transparency: satellite imagery analysis, non-state actors, and visual representations of security. In: Science and Public Policy 44 (4), S. 524–534.

Witjes, Nina; Olbrich, Philipp; Rebasso, Isabella (2017): Big Data from Outer Space: Opportunities and Challenges for Crisis Response. In: Cenan Al-Ekabi, Blandina Baranes, Peter Hulsroj und Arne Lahcen (Hg.): Yearbook on Space Policy 2015: Access to Space and the Evolution of Space Activities. Vienna: Springer Vienna, S. 215–225. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4860-0_9.

Wright, David; Grego, Laura; Gronlund, Lisbeth (2005): The physics of space security. A reference manual. Cambridge, MA: American Academy of Arts and Sciences.