Changes within Continuity: An Analysis of Recent Brazilian Foreign Policy (1990-2010)

The current article proposes analyzing the recent orientation of Brazilian foreign policy (1990-2010) by highlighting and illuminating the elements of change and continuity that President Lula’s arrival to power entailed regarding the foreign activities of Brazil. Despite maintaining – under another...

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Main Author: Esteban Actis
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Language:Spanish
Published: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2014-09-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1437
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description The current article proposes analyzing the recent orientation of Brazilian foreign policy (1990-2010) by highlighting and illuminating the elements of change and continuity that President Lula’s arrival to power entailed regarding the foreign activities of Brazil. Despite maintaining – under another format – the principle of autonomy in external links, Lula’s government put forth a new foreign policy orientation. Given the theoretical proposal that neoclassical realism offers, in this article it is maintained that while Brazil’s place in the international structure determines and constrains foreign options, these options do not translate homogeneously at the level of the state unit. The particular beliefs and perceptions of policy makers are fundamental for understanding the particular direction of foreign policy.
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spelling doaj-art-27b200add6d84003a1889dc7aeb7041a2025-02-02T06:03:07ZspaFacultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede EcuadorÍconos1390-12492224-69832014-09-01185019520810.17141/iconos.50.2014.1437Changes within Continuity: An Analysis of Recent Brazilian Foreign Policy (1990-2010)Esteban Actis0Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-ArgentinaThe current article proposes analyzing the recent orientation of Brazilian foreign policy (1990-2010) by highlighting and illuminating the elements of change and continuity that President Lula’s arrival to power entailed regarding the foreign activities of Brazil. Despite maintaining – under another format – the principle of autonomy in external links, Lula’s government put forth a new foreign policy orientation. Given the theoretical proposal that neoclassical realism offers, in this article it is maintained that while Brazil’s place in the international structure determines and constrains foreign options, these options do not translate homogeneously at the level of the state unit. The particular beliefs and perceptions of policy makers are fundamental for understanding the particular direction of foreign policy.https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1437foreign policychangecontinuityperceptionsneoclassic realisminternational structurebrazil
spellingShingle Esteban Actis
Changes within Continuity: An Analysis of Recent Brazilian Foreign Policy (1990-2010)
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foreign policy
change
continuity
perceptions
neoclassic realism
international structure
brazil
title Changes within Continuity: An Analysis of Recent Brazilian Foreign Policy (1990-2010)
title_full Changes within Continuity: An Analysis of Recent Brazilian Foreign Policy (1990-2010)
title_fullStr Changes within Continuity: An Analysis of Recent Brazilian Foreign Policy (1990-2010)
title_full_unstemmed Changes within Continuity: An Analysis of Recent Brazilian Foreign Policy (1990-2010)
title_short Changes within Continuity: An Analysis of Recent Brazilian Foreign Policy (1990-2010)
title_sort changes within continuity an analysis of recent brazilian foreign policy 1990 2010
topic foreign policy
change
continuity
perceptions
neoclassic realism
international structure
brazil
url https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1437
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