Document Type
Article
Abstract
Brazil is poised to emerge as a critical player in the Southern Hemisphere. The nation’s economic success has been accompanied by efforts to play a prominent role in international peace and security. This financial dynamism has offered the country a degree of legitimacy on issues of global trade and energy. However, a protracted social conflict in Rio De Janeiro’s favelas threatens that status. Brazil cannot access international esteem and influence without addressing its domestic situation. This paper applies Edward Azar’s protracted social conflict theory to reveal an internal state of disorder in Brazilian favelas that impairs the nation’s ability to claim its role as a fully realized actor in the international sphere.
Recommended Citation
Berwick, Mackenzie A.
(2024)
"Peace, Power, and Precarity: Examining Brazil’s Potential as an Emerging Global and Regional Leader,"
Gettysburg Social Sciences Review: Vol. 7:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/gssr/vol7/iss1/2
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