Stewart, William;
Dittmer, Jason;
(2023)
More-than-Human Space Diplomacy: Assembling Internationalism in Orbit.
The Hague Journal of Diplomacy
10.1163/1871191x-bja10149.
(In press).
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Abstract
This article explores the role of materiality in space diplomacy through the example of orbital docking technology by tracing its evolution from the early days of the space age to the International Space Station — and beyond. Drawing on the use of assemblage theory in political geography, this article argues for a ‘more-than-human’ approach to space diplomacy to supplement and provide an alternative to conventional approaches to diplomacy studies. By conceptualising the International Space Station as a diplomatic assemblage with which the multinational partners become enmeshed, we investigate how materials, specifically androgynous orbital docking technology, fostered co-operation and peace in the wake of the Cold War and which continues today.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | More-than-Human Space Diplomacy: Assembling Internationalism in Orbit |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1163/1871191x-bja10149 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1163/1871191x-bja10149 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an Open Access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | space diplomacy; assemblage; materiality; co-operation; International Space Station (ISS) |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Geography |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10158798 |
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