Overview

In the past generation, Brazil has risen to become the seventh largest economy and fourth largest democracy in the world. Yet its rise challenges the conventional wisdom that capitalist democracies will necessarily converge to become faithful adherents of a US-led global liberal order. Indeed, Brazil demonstrates that middle powers, even those of a deeply democratic bent, may differ in their views of what democracy means on the global stage and how international relations should be conducted among sovereign nations. This volume explores Brazil's postures on specific aspects of foreign relations, including trade, foreign and environmental policy, humanitarian intervention, nuclear proliferation and South-South relations, among other topics. The authors argue from a variety of perspectives that, even as Brazil seeks greater integration and recognition, it also brings challenges to the status quo that are emblematic of the tensions accompanying the rise to prominence of a number of middlepowers in an increasingly multipolar world system.

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Author:   Oliver Stuenkel ,  Matthew M. Taylor
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   4.139kg
ISBN:  

9781137491640

ISBN 10:   1137491647
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   24 April 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Brazil on the Global Stage: Origins and Consequences of Brazil's Challenge to the Global Liberal Order Oliver Stuenkel and Matthew M. Taylor 2. The Rhetoric and Reality of Brazil’s MultilateralismDavid Bosco and Oliver Stuenkel 3. The Brazilian Liberal Tradition and the Global Liberal Order João M. E. Maia and Matthew M. Taylor 4. The Risks of Pragmatism: Brazil’s Relations with the United States and the International Security Order Ralph Espach 5. For Liberalism without Hegemony: Brazil and the Rule of Non-Intervention Marcos Tourinho 6. Brazil’s Ambivalent Challenge to Global Environmental NormsEve Z. Bratman 7. Brazil and the Global Nuclear OrderTogzhan Kassenova 8. Brazil’s Place in the Global Economy Arturo C. Porzecanski 9. Ever Wary of Liberalism: Brazilian Foreign Trade Policy from Bretton Woods to the G-20André Villela  10. Afterword: Emerging Powers and the Future of the American-Led Liberal International OrderJames Goldgeier

Reviews

Stuenkel and Taylor have done an admirable job putting together a key collection of background primers on contemporary Brazilian foreign policy. Readers grappling with Brazil's growing role in the world would be well advised to include this book on their reading lists if they wish to add an important level of nuance and context to their understanding of Brazilian foreign policy. (Sean W. Burges, International Affairs, Vol. 91 (6), 2015)

Author Information

Oliver Stuenkel is Associate Professor in the School of International Relations at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), Brazil. Matthew M. Taylor is Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University, USA.

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