Bites of Inequality – Isabel Feichtner
As space is increasingly becoming the scene of commercial and colonial interests, international space law is also changing. The presentation traces these developments and asks how the understanding of space and celestial bodies as common property and as the common heritage of humanity is changing.
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The presentation explores current developments in international space law and their interpretation in the context of the growing commercial and colonial use of outer space. It takes as its starting point the question of how private actors, states, and international organizations are renegotiating access to and the use of resources beyond Earth, and examines the legal and political shifts that accompany these changes. Particular attention is paid to the changing understanding of outer space and celestial bodies, which were long regarded as common goods and which the Moon Agreement designates as the common heritage of humankind.The presentation highlights how these ideas are being reinterpreted under the pressure of economic interests, technological innovation, and geopolitical competition, and considers the potential implications for global justice, responsibility, and participation beyond the Earth.
Read more about Isabel Feichtner on her website and Bluesky.
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About the series:
Bites of Inequality is a midday talk series at the LMU Institute of Sociology in cooperation with ISI, which brings together science and the public in an open format. The focus is on current research on social inequality, presented and discussed in an accessible form.
The talks take place on Tuesdays from 12:15pm to 1:45pm in Konradstraße 6, room 208.
You can find the series in LSF under Comparative Stratification Research (event number 15261).
Bites of Inequality can also be attended via Zoom; however, this option is intended for those who are genuinely unable to join us in person. The spirit of the event lies in face-to-face exchange and conversation, and we would therefore be delighted to welcome you on site.