Brazil's Emerging Role in Global Governance

Health, Food Security and Bioenergy
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-49120-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 237 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 4238 g

Reihe: International Political Economy Series

The author examines Brazil's emerging role as an important actor in various sectors of global governance. By exploring how Brazil's exercise of power developed over the last decade in the sectors of health, food security and bioenergy, this book sheds light on the power strategies of an emerging country from the global south.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fraundorfer, M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Globalisierung, Transformationsprozesse
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Considerations 3. Brazil's Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS 4. Brazil's Global Fight Against Hunger and Poverty 5. Brazil's Production of Sugarcane-Based Ethanol 6. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Markus Fraundorfer is a Research Fellow at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. He received his PhD from the University of Hamburg (GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies). He also holds an MA in International Politics from The University of Manchester, UK. He was a visiting research fellow at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and the University of Brasília (UnB). His current research focuses on the transformation processes in global governance, the possibilities to democratise global governance mechanisms and Brazil's political emergence in the international system.