The BRICS and Other Emerging Power Alliances and Multilateral Organizations in the A sia‐ P acific and the Global South

Challenges for the E uropean U nion and Its View on Multilateralism

Bibliographic Data

ID7312249
AuthorsStephan Keukeleire (0000-0002-4030-0265, KU Leuven), Bas Hooijmaaijers (0000-0002-1701-6290, Shanghai Jiao Tong University/KU Leuven)
Year2013
Volume52
Issue3
Pages582-599
Publication date2013-12-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jcms.12102
OpenAlexW2139657649
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited43

Over the past decade the BRICS ( B razil, R ussia, I ndia, C hina and S outh A frica) and other emerging power alliances (such as BASIC [ B razil, S outh A frica, I ndia and C hina] and IBSA [ I ndia, B razil, S outh A frica]), as well as multilateral organizations in the A sia‐ P acific and the global south, have become increasingly important players on the world stage. None of the variations on Asian regionalism and emerging power alliances is in itself very influential. Taken together, however, they are not inconsequential for the E uropean U nion ( EU ) and its position on multilateralism. Their views on multilateralism differ from the EU 's vision with regard to contents and methodology. Problematic for the EU is that their views not only structure the relations between the emerging powers themselves, but that these powers also increasingly try to promote them as the basic principles for structuring international relations and regimes on a global level

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