Latin America in Global International Relations

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgements 1 Introduction: Latin America and the Caribbean in Global International Relations From Non-Western International Relations Theory to GIR: Background The Structure of the Book 2 Alternative World Orders in an Age of Globalization: Latin American Scenarios and Responses Introduction Latin American Responses to Alternative World Orders: Analytical and Normative Perspectives Peace and Security: Promotion of Norms of International Law and Institutions International Political Economy, (Under)Development, and Globalization Developmentalism (“Desarrollismo”) The Latin American Dependency School (“Dependencia”) Foreign Policy Formulations and Regional Integration The Autonomy Approach Peripheral Realism From the Idea of Regionalism to Post-hegemonic Regionalism and Multilateralism Conclusions: Explaining Voices and Silences from Latin America References 3 From Autonomy to Agency (and Back Again): Debating Latin American States as Global Norm Entrepreneurs Introduction Autonomy, Agency, and Structure Autonomy Agency The Limits of Non-Hegemonic Agency From Autonomy to Agency (and Back Again) Acknowledgment References 4 Regionalism and Political Violence: Hegemony through Transnational Social Compacts in Cold War South America Introduction Regional Social Compacts: Why They Matter and How They Operate? RSC in Cold War South America Conclusion and Future Research References 5 Big Ideas from Small Places: Caribbean Thought for International Relations Introduction Acknowledging a Caribbean Intellectual Tradition Tying the 20th-Century Caribbean Intellectual Tradition to IR Theorising Caribbean Thought as Theory for International Political Economy Caribbean Feminist Thought as IR Theorising The Caribbean Challenge to Western-Centrism as an IR Theoretical Contribution Conclusion References 6 Unsettling Knowledges in Latin America Introduction Latin American IR Thinking and Doing: Liberation Theology/Pedagogy/Methodology Indigeneous and Afro-Descendent Relationality Spirituality and Ancestrality Territoriality Embodied Knowledges Conclusion: Unsettling IR Acknowledgements References 7 The Rise China and the Post-Western World in Latin America: What Is in Store? Latin America’s Defensive Posture The Rise of China in Latin America Latin America in the Post-Western World Conclusion References 8 Latin American Feminism as a Contribution to a Global IR Agenda from the South Introduction Feminist Theories as an Analytical Perspective for Political Action Western IR Approaches: What Does Latin America Have to Say Latin American Contributions to IR Feminism: Insights from Postcolonial and Decolonial Theories Conclusions References 9 The Latin American School of IPE: a road from development to regionalism Introduction The Relevance of Development Debates in Latin American IR and IPE Regionalism in the Latin American School of IPE Toward a Regional Agenda: Is the Latin American IPE a Field under Construction? References 10 Regionalism in Latin American Thought and Practice Introduction On Latin American Regionalism Mercosur ALBA CELAC Conclusions Acknowledgment References 11 From Dependency Theories to Mechanisms of Dependency: The Contribution of Latin American dependentistas to Global IR Introduction Latin American Dependency Research Program Limits of the Theory Mechanisms of Dependency: A Way Forward Mechanisms of Dependency in Production Mechanisms of Dependency in Finance Mechanisms of Epistemic Dependency Conclusions References 12 Between ‘lo práctico’ and ‘lo posible’: International Insertion as an Innovation in Latin America’s Contribution to Global IR Introduction Intellectual Innovation and the Latin American IR Conceptual History: Theory and Method Between ‘lo práctico’ and ‘lo posible’ Where Does Insertion Come from? The Brazilian Perspective Latin American Contributions The Latin American Contribution to Global IR Conclusion References 13 The Concept of Autonomy as an Epistemic Foundation? Many Paths, Many Turns Introduction Dependency and Autonomy: Content and Concept Derivations: Costs, Emphasis on Non-confrontation, and Neo-idealistic Currents of Integration Autonomy and Diversification Conclusions: The Content of Autonomy and Its Epistemic Value References Conclusion: Taking Stock: Latin American Contributions to Global IR Melisa Deciancio and Diana Tussie Approaching GIR from LAC LAC IR Thinking: Order, Regionalism, Security and Development Bringing “the others” in Final Thoughts References Contributor Bios Index Blank Page Blank Page Blank Page