Haroldo Ramanzini Júnior
Biographic Data
| ID | 339950 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Haroldo Ramanzini Júnior |
| GIVEN NAMES | Haroldo Ramanzini |
| FAMILY NAME | Júnior |
| SIGNATURE | JÚNIOR H R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Federal de Uberlândia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7105-6237 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 70 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Implementação E Política Externa Brasileira
Tanto a literatura como a prática da política externa tendem a focar o processo de formulação. A atividade de implementá-la e as variáveis que condicionam esse processo costumam ser colocadas em segundo plano. As decisões sobre como deve se dar a inserção internacional de um Estado, porém, não são autoexecutáveis. Por isso, a implementação é aspecto relevante da política externa. Este artigo, partindo de uma análise de casos brasileiros, procura …
RBPI and the Study of IR: Fostering a Multifaceted Platform for Global Dialogue, Debate and Academic Cooperation
This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the evolving landscape of international politics, the challenges this scenario presents for the field of International Relations (IR) and the pivotal role played by Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI) in shaping both academic knowledge and policy frameworks. The study aims to achieve two primary objectives. First, to contextualize the significant shifts in international politics in the l…
Regional Parliaments and Democratic Crises: The Performance of Ecowas and Mercosur Parliaments in the Democracy Protection Agenda
This article aims to examine regional parliaments of two prominent regional organisations in South America (Southern Common Market) and Western Africa (Economic Community of West African States), by focusing on their performance in the agenda of democracy protection. We comparatively assess the performance of regional parliamentary agents in contributing to the mediation and conflict resolution in cases of democratic breakdown as well as the cond…
The Quest for Syntony: Democracy and Regionalism in South America
This article analyses how the issue of democracy protection has been incorporated into South American regionalism. It shows the motivation for building Democracy Clauses in regionalism and identify the challenges for its implementation. From 1985 to 2008, there was a progressive insertion of instruments related to democracy protection. Between 2009 and 2015 efforts were aimed at expanding regional autonomy to deal with political crises. As of 201…
Regional (dis)integration beyond governments: A comparison in social and civil society participation between Mercosur and Sadc
The aim of this article is to analyse the involvement of civil society in regional integration organizations through a comparative analysis of social/civil society channels in the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). We seek to analyse the level of openness and the trajectory of both blocs in relation to civil society participation. The instruments and strategies employed by civil society actors…
Crisis and changes in international governance in the dawn of the 21st century: Rethinking the spheres of international politics
Although the 21st century has just begun, its turbulent start cannot be denied. In this context, this RBPI special issue adresses the impact of the 21st century systemic crises on traditional and new forms of international and regional governance. This Special issue is in line with efforts to systematize emerging agendas challenged by global changes and crises, as well as with building new approaches to analyze international relations in a plural…
O Brasil E O Mercosul: Atores Domésticos E Oscilações Da Política Externa Nos Últimos 30 Anos
O objetivo deste artigo é analisar o Mercosul na política externa brasileira no período de 1991 a 2021. Argumentaremos que há uma trajetória de gradual perda de centralidade do bloco para a política externa brasileira e de redução nos níveis de intercâmbio comercial. Assim, o declínio da prioridade do bloco para o Brasil, observado nos governos Temer e Bolsonaro, não pode ser considerado fato desenraizado de problemas que já se manifestavam nos g…
Regionalism in the Global South: Mercosur and Ecowas in trade and democracy protection
The aim of this article is to analyse the performance of regionalism in the Global South through a comparative analysis of Mercosur and Ecowas with regard to the trade and democracy protection agendas, by contrasting their institutional design and regional leadership concerning the two issues. Firstly, it analyses the evolution of intra-regional trade as well as the trade agenda of each bloc concerning international negotiations with other states…
Choosing Relevance: New Research Directions and the Future of Brazilian Foreign Policy
This essay reviews the following works: Teerã, Ramalá e Doha: Memórias da política externa ativa e altiva. By Celso Amorim. São Paulo: Benvirá, 2015. Pp. 520. R$44.00 paperback. ISBN: 9788582401712. Brazil and Latin America: Between the Separation and Integration Paths. By Jose Briceño-Ruiz and Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2017. Pp. 198. $36.99 paperback. ISBN: 9781498538473. Foreign Policy Responses to the Rise of Br…
Reconceptualizing international investment law from the global South
This edited volume by Fabio Morosini and Michelle Ratton Sanchez Badin is a relevant contribution to the debates on the dynamics of the contemporary international economic order, particularly with reference to investment regulation and the political economy of investment flows. In the context of the ongoing controversies related to international investment agreements—such as their effects on foreign direct investment, their compatibility with dev…
Regional environmental cooperation in South America: Processes, drivers and constraints
Karen M. Siegel has written a very interesting and well-researched book on regional environmental cooperation, which—despite its academic and political relevance—is one of the least studied topics in the burgeoning literature on Latin American regionalism. Moreover, most of the studies on environmental cooperation focus on the multilateral level and on climate change. As a result, less attention has been paid to understanding the regional level a…
A comparative analysis of regionalism in the Global South: The security and defence dimension of Unasur and the African Union
The aim of this article is to compare Unasur and the African Union with regard to their institutional structure, agenda and performance. Although some scholars have made comparative assessments of regional institutions in the same region or comparisons between regional projects worldwide and the European Union, there are still few academic contributions which develop a cross-regional comparison among regional initiatives from different regions of…
O governo Dilma Rousseff e a América do Sul: A atuação brasileira na Unasul (2011-2014)
This article sets out to discuss the foreign policy of Dilma Rousseff (2011-2014) in relation to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). It examines the direction Brazil wanted that organization to go in when the scope of such South American institutions was widened to formally include new sectors —defense, infrastructure and finance— in regional treaties. After investigating Brazil’s actions in those sectors, it found that the government o…
Post-hegemonic regionalism in the Americas: Toward a Pacific–Atlantic divide
Post-hegemonic regionalism in the Americas, edited by José Briceño-Ruiz and Isidro Morales, is a relevant contribution to the study of regionalism in general and Latin American regionalism in particular. The book is composed of nine chapters, an introduction and a conclusion, written by researchers from Latin America, Europe and the United States, who possess ample experience in the themes they consider. Their work will help readers gain an under…
Regions and the Globe: A Spatial-Temporal Framework for Foreign Policy Analysis
Does the regional environment shape a state's international socialization and, thus, its perception on external affairs? If this is the case, how does such a process happen and what are the consequences for a state's global foreign policy? We tackle both questions by elaborating an analytical framework that accounts for spatial-temporal interactions in foreign policy. We accomplish such a task by reporting the preliminary findings of a comparison…
Participation and Influence: Democratization and the Shaping of a Public Policy in Brazil
Citizens and activists in Brazil were optimistic about their role in shaping public policies after the democratic wave of the 1980s, particularly in the field of international trade negotiations. Observers point out that the state is more open than in previous decades and that Itamaraty (the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) is losing its grip over the decision‐making process. In this article, we dispute this affirmation. First, we demonstra…
Uma Perspectiva de Longo Período sobre a Integração Latino-americana Vista pelo Brasil
O objetivo do texto é discutir o processo de integração latino-americano, com atenção especial às posições brasileiras, visando compreender os elementos de continuidade entre a política dos primeiros anos da República, particularmente o período do Barão do Rio Branco (1902-1912), e a atualidade. Buscam-se as raízes remotas da política brasileira em relação à integração regional que, nos anos 1980, confluíram na proposta do Mercosul. Analisam-se a…
Structural Limitations of the Mercosur: An Analysis Based on the Brazilian Foreign Policy Positions
This article aims to analyze what we call the Mercosur model as presented in Brazilian foreign policy. Starting from the assumption that Brazil’s positions play a relevant role in defining important characteristics of the integration process, our hypothesis is that the pattern of Brazilian foreign behavior limits the amplitude of the integration, mainly the possibility of deepening the bloc. Brazilian positions are more adapted to the bloc’s enla…
Uma análise das limitações estruturais do Mercosul a partir das posições da política externa brasileira
O objetivo deste trabalho consiste em analisar a construção do que chamamos de "modelo de Mercosul" presente na política externa brasileira, desde o início da década de 1990 até a segunda metade da década de 2000. Partindo do pressuposto de que as posições do Brasil têm um papel relevante na definição do arcabouço do processo de integração, a hipótese é que o padrão de comportamento brasileiro limita a amplitude do bloco, principalmente no que se…
Países em desenvolvimento em uma ordem internacional em transformação: Coalizões e soluções de disputas na OMC
Este artigo analisa a atuação dos países em desenvolvimento (PEDs) no âmbito da Organização Mundial do Comércio (OMC), bem como o impacto dessa atuação na dinâmica da organização. A análise é articulada a partir de dois aspectos: as coalizões envolvendo PEDs e a participação desses países no Órgão de Solução de Controvérsias (OSC). Os autores concluem que o recurso a mecanismos institucionais constitui a principal estratégia dos PEDs para aumenta…
The Grounding of Regional Integration for Brazil: Universalism, Sovereignty and Elite Perception
The aim of this article is to analyse the meaning of Mercosur for Brazilian foreign policy. To this end, we discuss the perceptions of the Brazilian elites concerning the regional integration process. The defence of the principle of inter-governmentalism is related to the conception of Mercosur's place within Brazil's international relations. The fact that principles such as universalism and sovereignty are very highly valued ends up affecting th…
The Impact of Domestic Politics and International Changes on the Brazilian Perception of Regional Integration
This article aims to analyze the impact of domestic politics and international changes that influence Brazilian positions regarding regional integration processes in South America, particularly the Southern Common Market, Mercosur. The dynamics of the international system and their impact on the evolution of the elite's perception of the role the country should play in the world are important variables for understanding these positions. The state…
Pensamento brasileiro e integração regional
O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a forma como algumas escolas de pensamento, representadas por figuras significativas, percebem no Brasil o tema da integração regional. O foco é a segunda metade do século XX, buscando compreender as concepções de projeção regional e internacional do país, que fundamentam as possibilidades de integração. Para isso, serão discutidos os seguintes temas: o papel do Estado, a visão de país, o nacionalismo, o desen…
Mudanças da inserção brasileira na américa latina
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O papel da integração regional para o Brasil: Universalismo, Soberania E Percepção Das Elites
O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar o significado do Mercosul para a política exterior do Brasil. Para isso, discutiremos as percepções das elites brasileiras em relação ao processo de integração regional. A defesa do princípio da intergovernamentalidade está ligada à concepção do lugar do Mercosul nas relações internacionais do país. A grande valorização de princípios como o do universalismo e o de soberania acaba afetando o aprofundamento da i…
O papel da integração regional para o Brasil: Universalismo, Soberania E Percepção Das Elites
O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar o significado do Mercosul para a política exterior do Brasil. Para isso, discutiremos as percepções das elites brasileiras em relação ao processo de integração regional. A defesa do princípio da intergovernamentalidade está ligada à concepção do lugar do Mercosul nas relações internacionais do país. A grande valorização de princípios como o do universalismo e o de soberania acaba afetando o aprofundamento da i…
Regionalism in the Global South: Mercosur and Ecowas in trade and democracy protection
The aim of this article is to analyse the performance of regionalism in the Global South through a comparative analysis of Mercosur and Ecowas with regard to the trade and democracy protection agendas, by contrasting their institutional design and regional leadership concerning the two issues. Firstly, it analyses the evolution of intra-regional trade as well as the trade agenda of each bloc concerning international negotiations with other states…
Pensamento brasileiro e integração regional
O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a forma como algumas escolas de pensamento, representadas por figuras significativas, percebem no Brasil o tema da integração regional. O foco é a segunda metade do século XX, buscando compreender as concepções de projeção regional e internacional do país, que fundamentam as possibilidades de integração. Para isso, serão discutidos os seguintes temas: o papel do Estado, a visão de país, o nacionalismo, o desen…
The Quest for Syntony: Democracy and Regionalism in South America
This article analyses how the issue of democracy protection has been incorporated into South American regionalism. It shows the motivation for building Democracy Clauses in regionalism and identify the challenges for its implementation. From 1985 to 2008, there was a progressive insertion of instruments related to democracy protection. Between 2009 and 2015 efforts were aimed at expanding regional autonomy to deal with political crises. As of 201…
Regional (dis)integration beyond governments: A comparison in social and civil society participation between Mercosur and Sadc
The aim of this article is to analyse the involvement of civil society in regional integration organizations through a comparative analysis of social/civil society channels in the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). We seek to analyse the level of openness and the trajectory of both blocs in relation to civil society participation. The instruments and strategies employed by civil society actors…
O Brasil E O Mercosul: Atores Domésticos E Oscilações Da Política Externa Nos Últimos 30 Anos
O objetivo deste artigo é analisar o Mercosul na política externa brasileira no período de 1991 a 2021. Argumentaremos que há uma trajetória de gradual perda de centralidade do bloco para a política externa brasileira e de redução nos níveis de intercâmbio comercial. Assim, o declínio da prioridade do bloco para o Brasil, observado nos governos Temer e Bolsonaro, não pode ser considerado fato desenraizado de problemas que já se manifestavam nos g…
The Impact of Domestic Politics and International Changes on the Brazilian Perception of Regional Integration
This article aims to analyze the impact of domestic politics and international changes that influence Brazilian positions regarding regional integration processes in South America, particularly the Southern Common Market, Mercosur. The dynamics of the international system and their impact on the evolution of the elite's perception of the role the country should play in the world are important variables for understanding these positions. The state…
Regional Parliaments and Democratic Crises: The Performance of Ecowas and Mercosur Parliaments in the Democracy Protection Agenda
This article aims to examine regional parliaments of two prominent regional organisations in South America (Southern Common Market) and Western Africa (Economic Community of West African States), by focusing on their performance in the agenda of democracy protection. We comparatively assess the performance of regional parliamentary agents in contributing to the mediation and conflict resolution in cases of democratic breakdown as well as the cond…
Participation and Influence: Democratization and the Shaping of a Public Policy in Brazil
Citizens and activists in Brazil were optimistic about their role in shaping public policies after the democratic wave of the 1980s, particularly in the field of international trade negotiations. Observers point out that the state is more open than in previous decades and that Itamaraty (the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) is losing its grip over the decision‐making process. In this article, we dispute this affirmation. First, we demonstra…
Uma Perspectiva de Longo Período sobre a Integração Latino-americana Vista pelo Brasil
O objetivo do texto é discutir o processo de integração latino-americano, com atenção especial às posições brasileiras, visando compreender os elementos de continuidade entre a política dos primeiros anos da República, particularmente o período do Barão do Rio Branco (1902-1912), e a atualidade. Buscam-se as raízes remotas da política brasileira em relação à integração regional que, nos anos 1980, confluíram na proposta do Mercosul. Analisam-se a…
A comparative analysis of regionalism in the Global South: The security and defence dimension of Unasur and the African Union
The aim of this article is to compare Unasur and the African Union with regard to their institutional structure, agenda and performance. Although some scholars have made comparative assessments of regional institutions in the same region or comparisons between regional projects worldwide and the European Union, there are still few academic contributions which develop a cross-regional comparison among regional initiatives from different regions of…
Regions and the Globe: A Spatial-Temporal Framework for Foreign Policy Analysis
Does the regional environment shape a state's international socialization and, thus, its perception on external affairs? If this is the case, how does such a process happen and what are the consequences for a state's global foreign policy? We tackle both questions by elaborating an analytical framework that accounts for spatial-temporal interactions in foreign policy. We accomplish such a task by reporting the preliminary findings of a comparison…
Structural Limitations of the Mercosur: An Analysis Based on the Brazilian Foreign Policy Positions
This article aims to analyze what we call the Mercosur model as presented in Brazilian foreign policy. Starting from the assumption that Brazil’s positions play a relevant role in defining important characteristics of the integration process, our hypothesis is that the pattern of Brazilian foreign behavior limits the amplitude of the integration, mainly the possibility of deepening the bloc. Brazilian positions are more adapted to the bloc’s enla…
RBPI and the Study of IR: Fostering a Multifaceted Platform for Global Dialogue, Debate and Academic Cooperation
This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the evolving landscape of international politics, the challenges this scenario presents for the field of International Relations (IR) and the pivotal role played by Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI) in shaping both academic knowledge and policy frameworks. The study aims to achieve two primary objectives. First, to contextualize the significant shifts in international politics in the l…
Crisis and changes in international governance in the dawn of the 21st century: Rethinking the spheres of international politics
Although the 21st century has just begun, its turbulent start cannot be denied. In this context, this RBPI special issue adresses the impact of the 21st century systemic crises on traditional and new forms of international and regional governance. This Special issue is in line with efforts to systematize emerging agendas challenged by global changes and crises, as well as with building new approaches to analyze international relations in a plural…
Reconceptualizing international investment law from the global South
This edited volume by Fabio Morosini and Michelle Ratton Sanchez Badin is a relevant contribution to the debates on the dynamics of the contemporary international economic order, particularly with reference to investment regulation and the political economy of investment flows. In the context of the ongoing controversies related to international investment agreements—such as their effects on foreign direct investment, their compatibility with dev…
Regional environmental cooperation in South America: Processes, drivers and constraints
Karen M. Siegel has written a very interesting and well-researched book on regional environmental cooperation, which—despite its academic and political relevance—is one of the least studied topics in the burgeoning literature on Latin American regionalism. Moreover, most of the studies on environmental cooperation focus on the multilateral level and on climate change. As a result, less attention has been paid to understanding the regional level a…
O governo Dilma Rousseff e a América do Sul: A atuação brasileira na Unasul (2011-2014)
This article sets out to discuss the foreign policy of Dilma Rousseff (2011-2014) in relation to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). It examines the direction Brazil wanted that organization to go in when the scope of such South American institutions was widened to formally include new sectors —defense, infrastructure and finance— in regional treaties. After investigating Brazil’s actions in those sectors, it found that the government o…
Post-hegemonic regionalism in the Americas: Toward a Pacific–Atlantic divide
Post-hegemonic regionalism in the Americas, edited by José Briceño-Ruiz and Isidro Morales, is a relevant contribution to the study of regionalism in general and Latin American regionalism in particular. The book is composed of nine chapters, an introduction and a conclusion, written by researchers from Latin America, Europe and the United States, who possess ample experience in the themes they consider. Their work will help readers gain an under…
O papel da integração regional para o Brasil: Universalismo, Soberania E Percepção Das Elites
O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar o significado do Mercosul para a política exterior do Brasil. Para isso, discutiremos as percepções das elites brasileiras em relação ao processo de integração regional. A defesa do princípio da intergovernamentalidade está ligada à concepção do lugar do Mercosul nas relações internacionais do país. A grande valorização de princípios como o do universalismo e o de soberania acaba afetando o aprofundamento da i…
Mudanças da inserção brasileira na américa latina
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Pensamento brasileiro e integração regional
O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a forma como algumas escolas de pensamento, representadas por figuras significativas, percebem no Brasil o tema da integração regional. O foco é a segunda metade do século XX, buscando compreender as concepções de projeção regional e internacional do país, que fundamentam as possibilidades de integração. Para isso, serão discutidos os seguintes temas: o papel do Estado, a visão de país, o nacionalismo, o desen…
The Grounding of Regional Integration for Brazil: Universalism, Sovereignty and Elite Perception
The aim of this article is to analyse the meaning of Mercosur for Brazilian foreign policy. To this end, we discuss the perceptions of the Brazilian elites concerning the regional integration process. The defence of the principle of inter-governmentalism is related to the conception of Mercosur's place within Brazil's international relations. The fact that principles such as universalism and sovereignty are very highly valued ends up affecting th…
The Impact of Domestic Politics and International Changes on the Brazilian Perception of Regional Integration
This article aims to analyze the impact of domestic politics and international changes that influence Brazilian positions regarding regional integration processes in South America, particularly the Southern Common Market, Mercosur. The dynamics of the international system and their impact on the evolution of the elite's perception of the role the country should play in the world are important variables for understanding these positions. The state…
Structural Limitations of the Mercosur: An Analysis Based on the Brazilian Foreign Policy Positions
This article aims to analyze what we call the Mercosur model as presented in Brazilian foreign policy. Starting from the assumption that Brazil’s positions play a relevant role in defining important characteristics of the integration process, our hypothesis is that the pattern of Brazilian foreign behavior limits the amplitude of the integration, mainly the possibility of deepening the bloc. Brazilian positions are more adapted to the bloc’s enla…
Uma análise das limitações estruturais do Mercosul a partir das posições da política externa brasileira
O objetivo deste trabalho consiste em analisar a construção do que chamamos de "modelo de Mercosul" presente na política externa brasileira, desde o início da década de 1990 até a segunda metade da década de 2000. Partindo do pressuposto de que as posições do Brasil têm um papel relevante na definição do arcabouço do processo de integração, a hipótese é que o padrão de comportamento brasileiro limita a amplitude do bloco, principalmente no que se…
Países em desenvolvimento em uma ordem internacional em transformação: Coalizões e soluções de disputas na OMC
Este artigo analisa a atuação dos países em desenvolvimento (PEDs) no âmbito da Organização Mundial do Comércio (OMC), bem como o impacto dessa atuação na dinâmica da organização. A análise é articulada a partir de dois aspectos: as coalizões envolvendo PEDs e a participação desses países no Órgão de Solução de Controvérsias (OSC). Os autores concluem que o recurso a mecanismos institucionais constitui a principal estratégia dos PEDs para aumenta…
Uma Perspectiva de Longo Período sobre a Integração Latino-americana Vista pelo Brasil
O objetivo do texto é discutir o processo de integração latino-americano, com atenção especial às posições brasileiras, visando compreender os elementos de continuidade entre a política dos primeiros anos da República, particularmente o período do Barão do Rio Branco (1902-1912), e a atualidade. Buscam-se as raízes remotas da política brasileira em relação à integração regional que, nos anos 1980, confluíram na proposta do Mercosul. Analisam-se a…
Participation and Influence: Democratization and the Shaping of a Public Policy in Brazil
Citizens and activists in Brazil were optimistic about their role in shaping public policies after the democratic wave of the 1980s, particularly in the field of international trade negotiations. Observers point out that the state is more open than in previous decades and that Itamaraty (the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) is losing its grip over the decision‐making process. In this article, we dispute this affirmation. First, we demonstra…
O governo Dilma Rousseff e a América do Sul: A atuação brasileira na Unasul (2011-2014)
This article sets out to discuss the foreign policy of Dilma Rousseff (2011-2014) in relation to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). It examines the direction Brazil wanted that organization to go in when the scope of such South American institutions was widened to formally include new sectors —defense, infrastructure and finance— in regional treaties. After investigating Brazil’s actions in those sectors, it found that the government o…
Post-hegemonic regionalism in the Americas: Toward a Pacific–Atlantic divide
Post-hegemonic regionalism in the Americas, edited by José Briceño-Ruiz and Isidro Morales, is a relevant contribution to the study of regionalism in general and Latin American regionalism in particular. The book is composed of nine chapters, an introduction and a conclusion, written by researchers from Latin America, Europe and the United States, who possess ample experience in the themes they consider. Their work will help readers gain an under…
Regions and the Globe: A Spatial-Temporal Framework for Foreign Policy Analysis
Does the regional environment shape a state's international socialization and, thus, its perception on external affairs? If this is the case, how does such a process happen and what are the consequences for a state's global foreign policy? We tackle both questions by elaborating an analytical framework that accounts for spatial-temporal interactions in foreign policy. We accomplish such a task by reporting the preliminary findings of a comparison…
Regional environmental cooperation in South America: Processes, drivers and constraints
Karen M. Siegel has written a very interesting and well-researched book on regional environmental cooperation, which—despite its academic and political relevance—is one of the least studied topics in the burgeoning literature on Latin American regionalism. Moreover, most of the studies on environmental cooperation focus on the multilateral level and on climate change. As a result, less attention has been paid to understanding the regional level a…
A comparative analysis of regionalism in the Global South: The security and defence dimension of Unasur and the African Union
The aim of this article is to compare Unasur and the African Union with regard to their institutional structure, agenda and performance. Although some scholars have made comparative assessments of regional institutions in the same region or comparisons between regional projects worldwide and the European Union, there are still few academic contributions which develop a cross-regional comparison among regional initiatives from different regions of…
Reconceptualizing international investment law from the global South
This edited volume by Fabio Morosini and Michelle Ratton Sanchez Badin is a relevant contribution to the debates on the dynamics of the contemporary international economic order, particularly with reference to investment regulation and the political economy of investment flows. In the context of the ongoing controversies related to international investment agreements—such as their effects on foreign direct investment, their compatibility with dev…
Regionalism in the Global South: Mercosur and Ecowas in trade and democracy protection
The aim of this article is to analyse the performance of regionalism in the Global South through a comparative analysis of Mercosur and Ecowas with regard to the trade and democracy protection agendas, by contrasting their institutional design and regional leadership concerning the two issues. Firstly, it analyses the evolution of intra-regional trade as well as the trade agenda of each bloc concerning international negotiations with other states…
Choosing Relevance: New Research Directions and the Future of Brazilian Foreign Policy
This essay reviews the following works: Teerã, Ramalá e Doha: Memórias da política externa ativa e altiva. By Celso Amorim. São Paulo: Benvirá, 2015. Pp. 520. R$44.00 paperback. ISBN: 9788582401712. Brazil and Latin America: Between the Separation and Integration Paths. By Jose Briceño-Ruiz and Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2017. Pp. 198. $36.99 paperback. ISBN: 9781498538473. Foreign Policy Responses to the Rise of Br…
Regional (dis)integration beyond governments: A comparison in social and civil society participation between Mercosur and Sadc
The aim of this article is to analyse the involvement of civil society in regional integration organizations through a comparative analysis of social/civil society channels in the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). We seek to analyse the level of openness and the trajectory of both blocs in relation to civil society participation. The instruments and strategies employed by civil society actors…
Crisis and changes in international governance in the dawn of the 21st century: Rethinking the spheres of international politics
Although the 21st century has just begun, its turbulent start cannot be denied. In this context, this RBPI special issue adresses the impact of the 21st century systemic crises on traditional and new forms of international and regional governance. This Special issue is in line with efforts to systematize emerging agendas challenged by global changes and crises, as well as with building new approaches to analyze international relations in a plural…
O Brasil E O Mercosul: Atores Domésticos E Oscilações Da Política Externa Nos Últimos 30 Anos
O objetivo deste artigo é analisar o Mercosul na política externa brasileira no período de 1991 a 2021. Argumentaremos que há uma trajetória de gradual perda de centralidade do bloco para a política externa brasileira e de redução nos níveis de intercâmbio comercial. Assim, o declínio da prioridade do bloco para o Brasil, observado nos governos Temer e Bolsonaro, não pode ser considerado fato desenraizado de problemas que já se manifestavam nos g…
The Quest for Syntony: Democracy and Regionalism in South America
This article analyses how the issue of democracy protection has been incorporated into South American regionalism. It shows the motivation for building Democracy Clauses in regionalism and identify the challenges for its implementation. From 1985 to 2008, there was a progressive insertion of instruments related to democracy protection. Between 2009 and 2015 efforts were aimed at expanding regional autonomy to deal with political crises. As of 201…
RBPI and the Study of IR: Fostering a Multifaceted Platform for Global Dialogue, Debate and Academic Cooperation
This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the evolving landscape of international politics, the challenges this scenario presents for the field of International Relations (IR) and the pivotal role played by Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI) in shaping both academic knowledge and policy frameworks. The study aims to achieve two primary objectives. First, to contextualize the significant shifts in international politics in the l…
Regional Parliaments and Democratic Crises: The Performance of Ecowas and Mercosur Parliaments in the Democracy Protection Agenda
This article aims to examine regional parliaments of two prominent regional organisations in South America (Southern Common Market) and Western Africa (Economic Community of West African States), by focusing on their performance in the agenda of democracy protection. We comparatively assess the performance of regional parliamentary agents in contributing to the mediation and conflict resolution in cases of democratic breakdown as well as the cond…
Implementação E Política Externa Brasileira
Tanto a literatura como a prática da política externa tendem a focar o processo de formulação. A atividade de implementá-la e as variáveis que condicionam esse processo costumam ser colocadas em segundo plano. As decisões sobre como deve se dar a inserção internacional de um Estado, porém, não são autoexecutáveis. Por isso, a implementação é aspecto relevante da política externa. Este artigo, partindo de uma análise de casos brasileiros, procura …
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