| Title: | Lobbying in the european space sector |
| Authors: | Morgane Lecas, Author |
| Material Type: | ISU Individual Project |
| Publisher: | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University, 2020 |
| Format: | 1 online resource (42 p.) / col. ill. |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Languages: | English |
| Description: | The space industry is a highly technical and sensitive sector. Good communication between the main actors, the industry, the space agencies, and the policymakers are critical as the space sector is becoming increasingly important in our society. Lobbying is an effective way of communicating the interests and needs of the companies as well as sharing timely and useful information to the policymakers. Only a few researches are available on lobbying in the space sector, especially in Europe. This paper proposes a theoretical approach to lobbying in the space sector in Europe. It first finds that the definition of lobbying is not universally accepted but can be understood as communicating interests to the policymakers to avoid competitive disadvantages. Besides, Europe is a very particular place to lobby due to the unique structure of the European Union and multilevel governance. Analyzing lobbying in the space sector in Europe led to examining the particularities of the sector and the challenges of lobbying in the space industry. This industry is a highly technical, government-oriented industry, with relatively few actors. This research comes to the conclusion that the trade associations in Europe have an important impact despite their small size and budget. The different interests in the procurement process between governments, space agencies and the industry are one of the specificities of the space sector. This paper identifies that there are two dimensions of lobbying in the space sector: a strong pedagogical value on one side, and a tendency to misinformation on the other. The benchmark analysis of the aviation sector proved that they are lots of similarities with the space sector but two major differences: the number of customers and the disengagement of governments in the aviation industry. Aviation and space have different problematics and maturities There are lessons to be learned: increasing the communication of interests and a more adequate institutional framework for the space industry. Finally, this report provides recommendations and guidelines tailored to the space sector to improve communication, the participation of socio-economic actors and promote the pedagogical importance of lobbying in the space sector in Europe. |
| ISU program : | Master of Space Studies |
| Format : | Online |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=11607 |
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