Cosmic Development of the Global Processes
This article analyses a specific field of global studies - the concept of extraterrestrial global studies. This trend was singled out by the author in the 1980s. As he assumed, the cosmic concept of globalization would lead investigations to general regularities and tendencies in the processes of global and cosmic scale, of place and role of mastering of space within the system of other global problems and processes, and of possibilities and perspectives for the participation of astronautics in the problem solving process on the global scale. In addition, the author also enlightens the various perspectives of the cosmic concept of global studies as 'the eco - planetary concept of global studies' and 'the global methodology', in research of possibilities of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the mutual influence of global and cosmic processes to each other.