Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy

This volume offers a collection of chapters dealing with socio-dynamical aspects of the astronomy (and related space sciences) community. Examples include: characteristics of organizations, publication studies, research indicators, space science planning, research communication, and public outreach. The experts contributing to this book aim to provide specific detailed information in an accessible way. The book concludes with an extensive bibliography of publications related to socio-astronomy and to the interactions of the astronomy community with society at large.