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Synopsis
This book explores the evolution of Brazilian foreign relations in the last fifteen years, with a focus on continuities and change. The volume tackles three sets of themes: diplomacy and diplomatic culture, international security and international development cooperation. Central to these themes is how they all relate to Brazil's international status, and its quest for higher standing. The authors draw on a wide variety of methodologies to grapple with the subject matter, from diplomatic history to international sociology and postcolonial studies. The result is a combination of different approaches that seek to account for the foreign relations of Brazil.
Synopsis
Chapter 1 Introduction - Brazil's Humanitarian Engagement and International Status
Section I: Brazil and the search for international status
Chapter 2 'Who's Afraid of an Emerging Power? On Brazil's Frustrated Quest for Higher Standing and the Social Immobility of Emerging Powers'.
Chapter 3 Brazil's Status Struggles: Why Nice Guys Finish Last
Section II: Brazil's Foreign Policy
Chapter 4 A Tragedy of Middle Power Politics: Traps in Brazil's Quest for Institutional Revisionism
Chapter 5 Rise and fall of triumphalism in the international insertion of Brazil: the foreign policy of the Workers Party s governments (2003-2016)
Chapter 6 Leaving the club without slamming the door: Brazil's return to middle-power status
Section III: Brazil and the Security Agenda
Chapter 7 Climbing the ladder: Brazil and the international security field
Chapter 8 Peace operations, intervention and Brazilian foreign policy: key issues and debates
Chapter 9 Brazil's evolving "balancing act" on the use of force in multilateral operations: from robust peacekeeping to "responsibility while protecting"
Section IV: Brazil and Development Cooperation
Chapter 10 A brief moment in history or the beginning of a new trend? Brazil's emerging humanitarian engagement in a broader context
Chapter 11 Unpacking Brazilian South-South Co-operation: Policy Networks and Structuring Co-operation in Mozambique
Chapter 12 Conclusion