Between Autonomy and Dependency: the Place of Agency in Brazilian Foreign Policy
Brazilian Political Science Review
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ISSN: 19813821
Editor Chefe: Adrian Gurza Lavalle
Início Publicação: 31/12/2006
Periodicidade: Quadrimestral
Área de Estudo: Ciência política
Between Autonomy and Dependency: the Place of Agency in Brazilian Foreign Policy
Ano: 2018 | Volume: 12 | Número: 3
Autores: Letícia Pinheiro, Maria Regina Soares de Lima
Autor Correspondente: Letícia Pinheiro | [email protected]
Autor Correspondente: Letícia Pinheiro | [email protected]
Palavras-chave: Brazilian Foreign Policy, Autonomy, Dependency, Hélio Jaguaribe, Juan Carlos Puig
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Resumo Inglês:
The article examines the construction of the concept of autonomy in Latin America and discusses to what extent it can be applied to contemporary Brazilian foreign policy. The article first examines classical definitions of the concept, and then looks at the ways in which it has been used to analyze Brazilian foreign policy for over half a century. We then reaffirm the importance of agency and how power relations vary from one thematic area to another. In doing so, the article advocates the concept's applicability for explaining certain behaviours, but rejects its use as a 'grand strategy'.
