Books in the Emerging Technologies, Ethics and International Affairs series

Addressing how and why the nature of security has changed and what this means for both society and the security actors involved, this book provides new theoretical and analytical insights into security and the protocols of war in the 21st century.

"This book analyses the impact of new digital technologies on global environmental governance. How do these technologies contribute to governance? Do they provide additional power to environmental actors in global decision-making processes?"--

This volume focuses on the hyper-mediatization of Latin America from the citizen's perspective, considering the social impact and how people embrace information technologies to improve their living conditions, engage in political issues and the role of digital journalism in promoting democratic values in Latin America.

This book responds to a gap in the literature on International Relations by integrating technology more systematically into discussions about IR. The contributors provide empirically rich and pertinent accounts of a variety of technologies relevant to the discipline.

An original contribution to both the literature on emerging technologies and the literature on contemporary theories and investigative techniques in forensic science.

Not since man set foot on the moon over four decades ago has there been such passion and excitement about space exploration. This enthusiasm and eagerness has been spurred on by the fact that for the first time since the very beginning of the space age, space travel is no longer limited to an elite group of highly trained and well-disciplined military officers and test pilots. Instead, we must understand that the possibility of commercial space travel is already on our horizon and that it comes with a number of significant practical and moral challenges. Our level of scientific development and ability to influence international affairs and policy confers upon us an obligation to study the ethical, legal and social considerations associated with space exploration and understanding the potential consequences from the beginning is critical. This volume provides the first comprehensive and unifying analysis concerning the rise of private space exploration, with a view toward developing policy that may influence real-world decision making. The plethora of questions demanding serious attention - privatisation and commercialisation, the impact on the environment, health futures, risk assessment, responsibility and governance - are directly addressed in this scholarly work.

This book analyses the arrival of emerging and traditional information and technology for public and economic use in Latin America. It focuses on the governmental, economic and security issues and the study of the complex relationship between citizens and government.