Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI)
Institution:
Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (IBRI)
Abstract:
The aim of this paper is to analyze how there are spatiotemporal factors that
can disable/enable local agency capacities in peacebuilding processes. Those
local agency capacities depend on the context, which are shaped both by
time and space. The traditional conception of time and space allows only a
narrow understanding that reduces the possibilities of agency, and to rethink
and broaden the concept of time and space I rely on History of the Present
Time and Critical Geography. This paper illustrates the theoretical debate
through the women’s agency capacities in the Mozambican peace process. This
example demonstrates the complexities and multifaceted disabling/enabling
capacity of spatiotemporal factors for the exercise of agency and provide
some guidelines to identify them.
Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI)
Institution:
Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (IBRI)
Abstract:
Based on thematic analysis of 40 semi-directive interviews, observation
in Port-au-Prince and Brasilia and following a standpoint feminist and
international political sociology approach, the article aims to explore gender
representations among Brazilian peacekeepers. Using the Brazilian experience
in Haiti as a case study, the article seeks to show how the UNSC agenda on
Women, Peace and Security is appropriated by actors on the field. It argues
that peacekeepers seek to reduce dissonance between the existing military
understanding of gender and UN expectations. UN “gender mainstreaming”
is reinterpreted to accommodate naturalizing and traditional discourses on
not only women, but also men.
Topic:
United Nations, Peacekeeping, Gender Based Violence, Gender, and Military
Karina Lilia Pasquariello Mariano, Roberto Goulart Menezes, and Marcela Franzoni
Publication Date:
12-2024
Content Type:
Journal Article
Journal:
Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI)
Institution:
Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (IBRI)
Abstract:
The present study analyzes the limits of regionalism in achieving SDG 8, with
a focus on the Mexican reality. It is based on the hypothesis that the role of
the national government is decisive for incorporation of the Agenda 2030 in
cases of regionalism based on an intergovernmental dynamic. We argue that
NAFTA had a limited impact on improving working conditions in Mexico, as
it only affected export-oriented regions and sectors. Since 2019 there has
been an increase in the minimum wage, which can be explained not only
by enforcing the USMCA, but also by a compatibility between internal and
external agendas. Therefore, the case of Mexico allows us to affirm that the
national government was decisive for the incorporation of the Agenda 2030
in the context of intergovernmental agreements.
Topic:
Inequality, NAFTA, Regionalism, Work, and Agenda 2030
Regiane Nitsch Bressan and Tatiana de Souza Garcia
Publication Date:
12-2024
Content Type:
Journal Article
Journal:
Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI)
Institution:
Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (IBRI)
Abstract:
This article aims to reveal how the UN’s 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), especially the environmental ones, are being
incorporated into Mercosur. Firstly, the paper presents a brief evolution of
the environmental agenda in the history of Mercosur. Then, to subsidise the
analysis, using quantitative data, we discussed the gradual incorporation
of the SDGs in the different Mercosur bodies. In order to understand the
evolution of the environmental SDGs, the research required the collection
and analysis of qualitative data within the framework of the Environment
Working Subgroup (SGT-6), which revealed the main environmental
issues and their interrelationship with the 2030 Agenda. Finally, Brazil’s
role and the prospects for the environmental agenda in Mercosur
are discussed.
Topic:
Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, Regional Integration, Mercosur, and Agenda 2030
Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI)
Institution:
Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (IBRI)
Abstract:
This article seeks to highlight the key role of the blue economy in fostering
regional integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) based on
the 2030 Agenda. By proposing a “beyond the boxes” approach, SDG 14
is not the only driver that stands out. Hence, we propose a regionalism
beyond the state-centric and land borders, which will require reflecting on
and rethinking theories, policies, and practices related to the foundations
of regional integration, IR, and the 2030 Agenda itself. The methodology
combines UN reports and data from ECLAC, WRI, FAO, UNEP-WCMC, UNESCOMAB, WWF, UN-DESA, and NOAA.
Topic:
Environment, Regional Integration, Oceans and Seas, Regionalism, and Blue Economy
Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI)
Institution:
Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (IBRI)
Abstract:
The article analyzes South Africa’s role in the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
It examines South Africa’s position as a leading regional power post-apartheid.
The study contends that Pretoria has developed a strategy towards its region.
The argument is supported by a descriptive analysis of the implementation
of Auda-Nepad and South Africa’s efforts to broaden the thematic scope of
the AU. The results show that South Africa’s strategy as a leading regional
power in Africa has been achieved through Pretoria’s role as a paymaster in
both the AU and Auda-Nepad, alongside the development of its own Agenda
2063 projects.
Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI)
Institution:
Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (IBRI)
Abstract:
This article assesses how environmental issues have been incorporated into
the strategic association between the European Union and Latin America and
the Caribbean. It analyses whether the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable
Development Goals are reflected in the EU-CELAC declarations, and what
bi-regional programmes and projects have been developed in relation to the
environmental SDGs. The analysis shows how the environment has become
a key priority in both the political dialogue and development cooperation
pillars, although it has only recently been included in the trade pillar, and
in an incipient way.
Topic:
Environment, European Union, Sustainable Development Goals, Regional Integration, and Trade
Thiago Gehre Galvão, Mairon G. Bastos Lima, and Rodrigo Ramiro
Publication Date:
12-2024
Content Type:
Journal Article
Journal:
Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI)
Institution:
Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (IBRI)
Abstract:
Civil society organizations (CSOs) are shaping the formation of a bottom-up
regionality in the context of the 2030 Agenda implementation. Using the
Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region as a case, this article unravels the
pivotal role they play in the diffusion and incorporation of the Sustainable
Development Goals. Drawing from qualitative content analysis of official
documents, critical discourse analysis of primary and secondary sources, and
semi-structured interviews, we understand CSOs as institutional entrepreneurs
with specific motivations to engage and influence the regional governance
process. While many challenges persist, civil society organizations are shaping
2030 Agenda implementation in LAC.
Topic:
Civil Society, Sustainable Development Goals, Regionalism, and Agenda 2030
Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI)
Institution:
Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (IBRI)
Abstract:
ASEAN has arguably been one of the most successful regionalisms, which
since its inception has undergone several profound challenges, including the
1997 Asian financial crisis. In response to the fierce competition among major
powers and the economic and social challenges, ASEAN has concentrated
on sustainable development to promote unity and centrality. Sustainable
development cooperation aligns with the interests of ASEAN states and helps
to promote the construction of the ASEAN community and strike a balance
of power on the world stage. Nevertheless, there may be a need for more
efforts to resolve the challenges facing sustainable development.
Topic:
International Cooperation, Financial Crisis, Sustainable Development Goals, Regionalism, and ASEAN
Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (RBPI)
Institution:
Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (IBRI)
Abstract:
In recent years, U.S. government agencies have defined the Chinese presence
in Latin America as a challenge, which has organized foreign policy towards
the region. Departing from a neo-Gramscian approach, this paper investigates
the bibliographical production of U.S. think tanks and seeks to understand
the construction of consensus about the Chinese presence in Latin America.
The methodology is based on content analysis and we identified two main
narratives: in the first, the Chinese presence is presented as a threat to U.S.
regional hegemony; in the second, the Chinese adaptation to liberal precepts
is sought. There are therefore nuances in how the Chinese power is perceived,
although the discourses remain restricted to the promotion of capitalism and
neoliberalism under U.S. leadership.
Topic:
Foreign Policy, Hegemony, and Think Tanks
Political Geography:
China, Latin America, North America, and United States of America