A comparative overview of Brazil and South Africa’s BRICS Agendas, 2011-2017

This paper presents a comparative overview of Brazil and South African diplomacy towards the BRICS group in the period 2011-2017. Using the conceptual framework from the regional power studies, we present Dilma’s Rousseff (2011-2016) and Zuma’s (2009-2018) diplomacy towards BRIC/BRICS, seeking to u...

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Main Author: Murilo Gomes da Costa
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Language:English
Published: UJ Press 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of BRICS Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jbs/article/view/652
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description This paper presents a comparative overview of Brazil and South African diplomacy towards the BRICS group in the period 2011-2017. Using the conceptual framework from the regional power studies, we present Dilma’s Rousseff (2011-2016) and Zuma’s (2009-2018) diplomacy towards BRIC/BRICS, seeking to understand their roles and contributions in broadening the group’s thematic agendas. In addition, we also present a timeline of the BRICS creation and institutionalization throughout its annual summits. The main sources of this research were both Brazil and South Africa’s online archives and documents on foreign affairs, as well as the specialized literature from the International Relations and Political Science field. We conclude that both Brazil and South Africa’s diplomacies towards the BRICS were part of the relational dimension of both regional powers in search for international protagonism. On the other hand, at the systemic level, it was a matter of bringing innovation to the South-South Cooperation field, promoting multilateralism, and contributing to the construction of a more diverse and inclusive international order.
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spelling doaj-art-c71b05091b12492fbfe2087ddf8aa5632025-01-08T06:17:17ZengUJ PressJournal of BRICS Studies2519-74522519-74602022-08-011110.36615/jbs.v1i1.652A comparative overview of Brazil and South Africa’s BRICS Agendas, 2011-2017Murilo Gomes da Costa0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3302-6787State University of Rio de Janeiro This paper presents a comparative overview of Brazil and South African diplomacy towards the BRICS group in the period 2011-2017. Using the conceptual framework from the regional power studies, we present Dilma’s Rousseff (2011-2016) and Zuma’s (2009-2018) diplomacy towards BRIC/BRICS, seeking to understand their roles and contributions in broadening the group’s thematic agendas. In addition, we also present a timeline of the BRICS creation and institutionalization throughout its annual summits. The main sources of this research were both Brazil and South Africa’s online archives and documents on foreign affairs, as well as the specialized literature from the International Relations and Political Science field. We conclude that both Brazil and South Africa’s diplomacies towards the BRICS were part of the relational dimension of both regional powers in search for international protagonism. On the other hand, at the systemic level, it was a matter of bringing innovation to the South-South Cooperation field, promoting multilateralism, and contributing to the construction of a more diverse and inclusive international order. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jbs/article/view/652BrazilSouth AfricaBRICSGeopolitical SouthSouthern Regional PowersComparative Analysis
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A comparative overview of Brazil and South Africa’s BRICS Agendas, 2011-2017
Journal of BRICS Studies
Brazil
South Africa
BRICS
Geopolitical South
Southern Regional Powers
Comparative Analysis
title A comparative overview of Brazil and South Africa’s BRICS Agendas, 2011-2017
title_full A comparative overview of Brazil and South Africa’s BRICS Agendas, 2011-2017
title_fullStr A comparative overview of Brazil and South Africa’s BRICS Agendas, 2011-2017
title_full_unstemmed A comparative overview of Brazil and South Africa’s BRICS Agendas, 2011-2017
title_short A comparative overview of Brazil and South Africa’s BRICS Agendas, 2011-2017
title_sort comparative overview of brazil and south africa s brics agendas 2011 2017
topic Brazil
South Africa
BRICS
Geopolitical South
Southern Regional Powers
Comparative Analysis
url https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jbs/article/view/652
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