Brazil's Emerging Role in Global Governance

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.

Autorentext

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.

Inhalt

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