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Latin America and the Shifting Sands of Globalization
Latin America occupies an increasingly prominent position within the global political, economic and cultural consciousness, with intra-regional governance structures and multilateral processes now a key topic of interest to foreign policy and international business circles. It has become abundantly clear that outside of Latin America there is a poor understanding of how the shifting sands of regional power are impacting, not only on how regional countries fit into the global system, but also on how intra-regional relations are viewed and managed. The contributions to this collection investigate these issues, examining how changing global power dynamics are in turn impacting on national foreign policies and regional governance structures. The book focuses first and foremost on the Latin American view outwards, rather than the US or European view of the South.
This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research.
Introduction Sean W Burges
1. The Rise and Decline of the Summit of the Americas Thomas Legler
2. Institutionalising a radical region? The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America R. Guy Emerson
3. Post-Liberal Regionalism in Latin America and the Influence of Hugo Chávez Tom Chodor and Anthea McCarthy-Jones
4. Spillover Effects and Supranational Parliaments: The Case of Mercosur Andrés Malamud and Clarissa Dri
5. China’s Social Engagement Programs in Latin America Adrian H. Hearn
6. Implications of the Global and Regional Changes for Argentina’s Foreign Relations Roberto Russell and Juan Gabriel Tokatlian
7. When Trade Policy is Not Enough: Opportunities and Challenges for Chile’s International Insertion Lorena Oyarzún
8. Mistaking Brazil for a Middle Power Sean W Burges
Biography
Sean W. Burges is Lecturer in International Relations at the Australian National University, Australia, and Senior Associate of the Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies, Australia. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs and is author of Brazilian Foreign Policy After the Cold War (2009).
