Foreign Policy Responses to the Rise of Brazil: Balancing Power in Emerging States

by G. Gardini (Editor), M. Tavares de Almeida (Editor)

Overview

Brazil has risen. Its economic might and international activism are remarkable, but the limitations to its capacity and will to turn potential power into concrete international influence are equally significant. This book assesses the real impact of the rise of Brazil on other Latin American countries, and how these countries have responded.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137516688
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	05/04/2016
Series:	Palgrave Studies in International Relations
Edition description:	1st ed. 2016
Pages:	239
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gian Luca Gardini is Professor of International Relations and Chair of International Business and Society Relations, with a particular focus on Latin America, at Friedrich Alexander University in Nuremberg, Germany. Among his books are Latin America in the 21st Century and Latin American Foreign Policies between Ideology and Pragmatism.

Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida is Senior Researcher at Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento (CEBRAP) and a former Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. Her main areas of research are public policy, public opinion and foreign policy. She is currently member of the World Bank Chief Economist´s Council of Eminent Persons.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Gian Luca Gardini and Maria Tavares de Almeida
1. Brazil: The State of the Art of its Rise and Power Projection; Gian Luca Gardini
2. Within the Region, Beyond the Region: The Role of Brazil According to the Mass Public; Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida
3. Brazil's Rise and its Soft Power Strategy in South America; Miriam Gomes Saraiva
4. Argentina and the Rise of Brazil: Perceptions and Strategic Options; Roberto Russell and Juan Gabriel Tokatlian
5. Brazil: Chile's Mythical Ally; Joaquín Fermandois
6. Brazil as a Global Stakeholder: a View from Uruguay; Carlos Luján
7. Paraguay and the Rise of Brazil: Continuity, Resistance and Compliance; Peter W. Lambert
8. Bolivia-Brazil: Internal Dynamics, Sovereignty Drive and Integrationist Ideology; Ana Carolina T. Delgado and Clayton M. Cunha Filho
9. The Peruvian Response to the Rise of Brazil: Developing a Strategic Relationship; Ronald Bruce St John
10. Venezuela and the Rise of Brazil: Convergence and Divergence in the Chavez Era; José Briceño-Ruiz
11. Colombia's Contestation Strategies Facing the Emergence of Brazil as a Regional Power; Eduardo Pastrana Buelvas
12. Containing and Engaging: Mexico's Response to the Rise of Brazil; Ana Covarrubias
13. Latin American Regionalism Faces the Rise of Brazil; Andrés Malamud
Conclusions; Gian Luca Gardini and Maria Herminia Tavares de Almeida

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“This is a much needed volume that seriously - and often provocatively - explores the emergence of Brazil as a “middle power” in Latin America. The authors, all established specialists, explore the implications and challenges of Brazil’s rise and offer intelligent analysis of the myriad scenarios that may or may not play out in the 21st century.” (Riordan Roett, Director of the Latin American Studies Program, Johns Hopkins University)

“For many years Brazil has been considered one of the emerging powers in Latin America. This book is a successful attempt to shed light upon the different perceptions in the countries of our region in the last decade.” (Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006-2012), Mexico)

“This book is really an interesting and overdue contribution. The topic of the interactions between Brazil as a regional power and its neighbours is of interest both for specialists on Latin America and for scholars on rising/regional powers.” (Detlef Nolte, Director of the GIGA Institute of Latin American Studies, Hamburg, Germany)