Strategies and Tactics for Global Change: Democratic Brazil in Comparative Perspective
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2012
Authors
Burges, Sean
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Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group
Abstract
Brazil has consistently been seeking a more influential place at global decision-making tables in order to preserve its sovereignty and protect its national policy autonomy. The challenge for Brazilian diplomats is that their country lacks the economic or military muscle to force a way onto these tables. Subtler avenues for inclusion are thus needed. Seven of the main tactics employed in Brazilian foreign policy are outlined here, and range from the defensive/passive (avoiding mindless opposition, collectivisation) through the neutral (consensus creation, technocratic speak) to the assertive (building new organisations, propagating new thinking) and finally to the aggressive (principled presidential righteousness).
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Keywords: autonomy; comparative study; decision making; foreign policy; global change; sovereignty; strategic approach; Brazil
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Global Society
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