Status and the Rise of Brazil : Global Ambitions, Humanitarian Engagement and International Challenges

This book explores the evolution of Brazilian foreign relations in the last fifteen years, with a focus on continuities and change. The volume tackles three sets of themes: diplomacy and diplomatic culture, international security and international development cooperation. Central to these themes is how they all relate to Brazil's international status, and its quest for higher standing. The authors draw on a wide variety of methodologies to grapple with the subject matter, from diplomatic history to international sociology and postcolonial studies. The result is a combination of different approaches that seek to account for the foreign relations of Brazil. Paulo Esteves is Associate Professor in the Institute of International Relations at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert is Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway, where she is Research Director of the Dimensions of Security Department. Benjamin de Carvalho is Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) in Oslo, Norway. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi Introduction: Brazil’s Humanitarian Engagement and International Status (Benjamin de Carvalho, Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, Paulo Esteves)....Pages 1-15 Front Matter ....Pages 17-17 Brazil’s (Frustrated) Quest for Higher Status (Benjamin de Carvalho)....Pages 19-30 Brazil’s Status Struggles: Why Nice Guys Finish Last (Paul Beaumont, Pål Røren)....Pages 31-48 Front Matter ....Pages 49-49 A Tragedy of Middle Power Politics: Traps in Brazil’s Quest for Institutional Revisionism (Dawisson Belém Lopes, Guilherme Casarões, Carlos Frederico Gama)....Pages 51-69 Rise and Fall of Triumphalism in Brazilian Foreign Policy: The International Strategy of the Workers Party’s Governments (2003–2016) (Antônio Carlos Lessa, Danielly Silva Ramos Becard, Thiago Gehre Galvão)....Pages 71-88 Leaving the Club Without Slamming the Door: Brazil’s Return to Middle-Power Status (Guilherme Casarões)....Pages 89-110 Front Matter ....Pages 111-111 Climbing the Ladder: Brazil and the International Security Field (Paulo Esteves, Mônica Herz)....Pages 113-131 Peace Operations, Intervention and Brazilian Foreign Policy: Key Issues and Debates (Kai Michael Kenkel, Danilo Marcondes de Souza Neto, Mikelli Marzzini Lucas Alves Ribeiro)....Pages 133-151 Brazil’s Evolving “Balancing Act” on the Use of Force in Multilateral Operations: From Robust Peacekeeping to “Responsibility While Protecting” (Eduarda Passarelli Hamann, Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert)....Pages 153-173 Front Matter ....Pages 175-175 A Brief Moment in History or the Beginning of a New Trend? Brazil’s Emerging Humanitarian Engagement in a Broader Context (Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert, Torkjell Leira)....Pages 177-194 The Sources of Moral Authority: Policy Networks and Structuring South-South Cooperation (Paulo Esteves, Geovana Zoccal, João Fonseca)....Pages 195-214 Conclusion (Paulo Esteves, Benjamin de Carvalho, Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert)....Pages 215-226