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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gratius, Susanne

Titel

Brazil and the European Union: from liberal inter-regionalism to realist bilateralism

Ist Teil von

• Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional, 2018-01, Vol.61 (1)

Ort / Verlag

Brasília: Instituto Brasileiro de Relacoes Internacionais

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

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Quelle

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Brazil-European Union relations punch below their weight. Cooperation takes place at three levels: relations with European Union (EU) member states, Brazil's partnership with Brussels, and EU-MERCOSUR negotiations. This multilevel governance contrasts with poor results: there is no free trade agreement, development cooperation became irrelevant, and international positions rarely converge. The article explores the reasons for the underperformance by comparing foreign policy shifts in Brazil and the EU, and analyzing multilevel governance in selected sectors of cooperation. It is based on four assumptions: multilevel relations are uncoordinated, idealist inter-regionalism doesn't work, and crisis-driven, liberal realist foreign policies in Brazil and the EU facilitate bilateralism. Keywords: Brazil; European Union; regionalism; interregionalism; foreign policy.