The BRICS and the Future of Global Order

by Oliver Stuenkel

The transformation of the BRIC acronym from an investment term into a household name of international politics and into a semi-institutionalized political outfit (called BRICS, with a capital 'S'), is one of the defining developments in international politics in the past decades. While the concept is now commonly used in the general public debate and international media, there has not yet been a comprehensive and scholarly analysis of the history of the BRICS term. The BRICS and the Future of Global Order, Second Edition offers a definitive reference history of the BRICS as a term and as an institution--a chronological narrative and analytical account of the BRICS concept from its inception in 2001 to the political grouping it is today. In addition, it analyzes what the rise of powers like Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa means for the future of global order. Will the BRICS countries seek to establish a parallel system with its own distinctive set of rules, institutions, and currencies of power, rejecting key tenets of liberal internationalism, are will they seek to embrace the rules and norms that define today's Western-led order?

Genres: Nonfiction, Brazil

273 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 11, 2015

Reviews

[Paulo Oliveira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Boa leitura para entender o início do BRICS, seus desdobramentos, impactos e possíveis rumos no futuro geopolítico

[Guilherme Lima · Rating 5 out of 5]

It seems like global order has been taking a new shape these days.. What does the future hold for us? Well, BRICS, mostly.

[Lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

eu particularmente nunca me interessei muito pelos BRICS mas esse livro me fez mudar de ideia.
considero o livro bastante interessante pra quem deseja ter um maior conhecimento a respeito dos BRICS, suas instituições e como o grupo passou de um acrônimo criado pela goldman sachs (inicialmente apenas BRIC, posteriormente em 2010 com a admissão da africa do sul passou a ser BRICS) ate um mecanismo de cooperação entre os países, que começaram na esfera econômica e ampliaram para outras areas (spill-over).

[Yagoh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Um livro completo
para um estudante de relações internacionais como eu, é um guia que passa pela formulação do grupo, adentrando em suas áreas de cooperação mais destacadas e ainda arrisca um tímido prognóstico da importância dos BRICS na ordem mundial do futuro.
ansioso pelo Mundo pós-ocidental!