Universities as paradiplomatic actors in the border regions: a case study on the borders between Brazil and the Guiana region

This paper aims to discuss the role of Brazilian universities in the border region as paradiplomatic actors. It will be given a brief account of the concept of paradiplomacy, and then it will be discussed the limits, possibilities and potentialities of the international articulation of universities,...

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Main Authors: Paulo Gustavo Pellegrino Correa, Tiago Luedy Silva
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados 2017-12-01
Series:Monções
Online Access:http://ojs.ufgd.edu.br/index.php/moncoes/article/view/6778
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Summary:This paper aims to discuss the role of Brazilian universities in the border region as paradiplomatic actors. It will be given a brief account of the concept of paradiplomacy, and then it will be discussed the limits, possibilities and potentialities of the international articulation of universities, mapping other important actors in this process. Finally, the discussion will be driven to a case study in northern Brazil: the Federal University of Amapá and the region of the Guianas.
ISSN:2316-8323