03579nam a22006255i 4500 978-3-031-49646-2 DE-He213 20251030111414.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240203s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031496462 978-3-031-49646-2 10.1007/978-3-031-49646-2 doi TL1-4050 TRP bicssc TTDS bicssc TEC002000 bisacsh TRP thema TTDS thema Oyewole, Samuel. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 70535 Utilitarianism in Outer Space [electronic resource] : Space Policy, Socioeconomic Development and Security Strategies in Nigeria and South Africa / by Samuel Oyewole. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XI, 218 p. 14 illus., 13 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Southern Space Studies, 2523-3726 Introduction -- Space Policy, Development, and Security in Nigeria -- Space Policy, Development, and Security in South Africa -- Final Conclusions. 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. Aerospace engineering. 66335 Astronautics. 66336 Law of the sea. 70536 International law. 58292 Aeronautics Law and legislation. 70537 Africa Politics and government. 67669 Africa Economic conditions. 70538 Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. 66339 Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space. 70539 African Politics. 67671 African Economics. 70540 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031496455 Printed edition: 9783031496479 Printed edition: 9783031496486 Southern Space Studies, 2523-3726 70541 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49646-2 ZDB-2-ENG ZDB-2-SXE 57469 57469