Reviewing horizontalization: the challenge of analysis in Brazilian foreign policy

Abstract This article presents the increasing demands over the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty) for opening its doors to other actors. This discussion will be followed by relevant theoretical and methodological analysis. We will defend the need to overcome problems related to: 1) co...

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Main Authors: ROGÉRIO DE SOUZA FARIAS, HAROLDO RAMANZINI JÚNIOR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais 2015-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-73292015000200005&lng=en&tlng=en
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description Abstract This article presents the increasing demands over the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty) for opening its doors to other actors. This discussion will be followed by relevant theoretical and methodological analysis. We will defend the need to overcome problems related to: 1) conceptual vagueness about what the concept of participation means; 2) lack of clarity in the baseline to which comparisons are made; 3) fragile empirical basis; 4) limitations on the use of sources; and 5) how to understand the impact exerted by systemic forces.
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spelling doaj.art-8ce544072a724b9480d55ae20df2ad932022-12-21T19:43:20ZengInstituto Brasileiro de Relações InternacionaisRevista Brasileira de Política Internacional1983-31212015-12-0158252210.1590/0034-7329201500201S0034-73292015000200005Reviewing horizontalization: the challenge of analysis in Brazilian foreign policyROGÉRIO DE SOUZA FARIASHAROLDO RAMANZINI JÚNIORAbstract This article presents the increasing demands over the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty) for opening its doors to other actors. This discussion will be followed by relevant theoretical and methodological analysis. We will defend the need to overcome problems related to: 1) conceptual vagueness about what the concept of participation means; 2) lack of clarity in the baseline to which comparisons are made; 3) fragile empirical basis; 4) limitations on the use of sources; and 5) how to understand the impact exerted by systemic forces.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-73292015000200005&lng=en&tlng=enAnálise da Política Externa BrasileiraAnálise de Política ExternaProcesso decisórioDemocratizaçãoItamaraty
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Reviewing horizontalization: the challenge of analysis in Brazilian foreign policy
Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional
Análise da Política Externa Brasileira
Análise de Política Externa
Processo decisório
Democratização
Itamaraty
title Reviewing horizontalization: the challenge of analysis in Brazilian foreign policy
title_full Reviewing horizontalization: the challenge of analysis in Brazilian foreign policy
title_fullStr Reviewing horizontalization: the challenge of analysis in Brazilian foreign policy
title_full_unstemmed Reviewing horizontalization: the challenge of analysis in Brazilian foreign policy
title_short Reviewing horizontalization: the challenge of analysis in Brazilian foreign policy
title_sort reviewing horizontalization the challenge of analysis in brazilian foreign policy
topic Análise da Política Externa Brasileira
Análise de Política Externa
Processo decisório
Democratização
Itamaraty
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