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Sposta, Marcus (2020)

Dependency in a Multipolar World: Brazil’s Role in South-South Development Cooperation

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

South-South Development Cooperation (SSDC) has gained increasing attention since the turn of the century due to Southern development aid donors taking on a larger role than they used to have. These new donors use a different narrative to promote development cooperation compared to the hierarchical approach used by Northern countries. SSDC as promoted by Brazil emphasises a horizontal relationship between partners. In 2014 Brazil was considered by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development to be the 6th largest non-traditional supplier of aid that is similar to official development aid and Brazil’s contribution to SSDC goes beyond this, e.g. through the provision of bureaucrats and expertise on social programs. This thesis tries to fill the gap in research about the possible effects of SSDC on the dependency of developing nations. The research question guiding this thesis is: what effect has South-South Development Cooperation had on Brazil’s dependency on Northern...Show moreSouth-South Development Cooperation (SSDC) has gained increasing attention since the turn of the century due to Southern development aid donors taking on a larger role than they used to have. These new donors use a different narrative to promote development cooperation compared to the hierarchical approach used by Northern countries. SSDC as promoted by Brazil emphasises a horizontal relationship between partners. In 2014 Brazil was considered by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development to be the 6th largest non-traditional supplier of aid that is similar to official development aid and Brazil’s contribution to SSDC goes beyond this, e.g. through the provision of bureaucrats and expertise on social programs. This thesis tries to fill the gap in research about the possible effects of SSDC on the dependency of developing nations. The research question guiding this thesis is: what effect has South-South Development Cooperation had on Brazil’s dependency on Northern countries?Show less

development

dependency

Brazilian foreign affairs

international cooperation

Author

Sposta, Marcus

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Supervisors

Solheim, Håvar A.S.

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en