Introduction: International Development, World Politics and Global Modernity

2014 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Mark T. Berger ◽  
Heloise Weber
Author(s):  
Vasyl Ostapiak ◽  

The article analyzes the multidimensionality of world politics, which requires global actors to search for conceptual forms of interaction to solve complex international processes, which contributes to deeper cooperation and creating special partnerships. The growing political, economic and military instability at the global level has led to the need for theoretical and practical renewal of foreign policy strategies, as well as for the development of effective mechanisms for collective cooperation. A comprehensive study of the conceptual and applied dimensions of strategic partnership, which is a special tool for aligning the foreign policy of global actors and at the same time serves as one of the effective types of international partnership, allows to take into account the growing political risks and identify ways to mitigate the effects of global destabilization on global actors, identify points of coordination for their strategic engagement and to offer programs of cooperation at the international, transregional and global level of forming partnerships. The strategic partnership of global actors at this stage is marked by the impact of global trends in international development, so the topic is examined through the transition from general to specific, taking into account the problems and processes of globalization that affect all participants in international relations, who are forced to seek optimal solutions for foreign policy issues.


Author(s):  
Rosana Corrêa Tomazini

AbstractOne of major changes the world politics has witnessed, during the past three decades, is related to the rising of non-state actors influence in different international domains, such as the international development cooperation system. These actors play now a key role in the global governance, influencing a variety of agendas. Some international organizations promote a significant relationship with non-state actors, such as the Commission's Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO), from European Union (EU). Other institutions need improvements in this aspect, like the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC – Agência Brasileira de Cooperação), from Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brazil. In this context, the proposed article aims to analyze and compare the different sorts of non-state actors interactions within the international development cooperation system, mainly through DG DEVCO (EU) and ABC (Brazil). Were non-state actors able to change the architecture of international development cooperation agenda within these two referred institutions? What kinds of changes they have promoted so far? These are some of the questions the proposed article aims to answer.Key Words: International Cooperation, Non-State Actors, European Union, Brazil-----A ascensão de atores não-estatais no sistema de Cooperação Internacional para o Desenvolvimento: uma análise comparativa entre suas interações com a DG-DEVCO, da União Europeia, e a ABC, do Ministério das Relações Exteriores do BrasilResumoUm dos maiores desafios que a política mundial tem presenciado, durante as últimas três décadas, está relacionado à ascensão da influência de atores não-estatais em diferentes domínios do sistema internacional, como no sistema da cooperação internacional para o desenvolvimento. Esses atores têm agora um papel fulcral na governança global, influenciando uma variedade de agendas. Alguns organismos internacionais promovem significante relação com atores não-estatais, como a Direção Geral para a Cooperação Internacional e o Desenvolvimento (DG DEVCO), da União Europeia (UE). Outras instituições precisam de aprimoramentos, como a Agência Brasileira de Cooperação (ABC) do Ministério das Relações Exteriores do Brasil. Nesse contexto, o presente artigo se propõe analisar e comparar diferentes interações com atores não-estatais no sistema de cooperação internacional para o desenvolvimento, notadamente por meio da DG DEVCO (UE) e ABC (Brasil). São os atores não-estatais capazes de mudar a arquitetura da cooperação internacional para o desenvolvimento no âmbito das duas instituições referidas? Que tipo de mudanças foram capazes de promover até o momento? Essas são algumas das questões que o presente artigo pretende responder. Palavras-Chave: Cooperação Internacional, Atores Não-Estatais, União Europeia, Brasil AbstractOne of major changes the world politics has witnessed, during the past three decades, is related to the rising of non-state actors influence in different international domains, such as the international development cooperation system. These actors play now a key role in the global governance, influencing a variety of agendas. Some international organizations promote a significant relationship with non-state actors, such as the Commission's Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO), from European Union (EU). Other institutions need improvements in this aspect, like the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC – Agência Brasileira de Cooperação), from Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brazil. In this context, the proposed article aims to analyze and compare the different sorts of non-state actors interactions within the international development cooperation system, mainly through DG DEVCO (EU) and ABC (Brazil). Were non-state actors able to change the architecture of international development cooperation agenda within these two referred institutions? What kinds of changes they have promoted so far? These are some of the questions the proposed article aims to answer.Key Words: International Cooperation, Non-State Actors, European Union, Brazil   


PCD Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Ahmad Rizky Mardhatillah Umar

This article develops a theory of European power as ‘governmentality’, with a particular reference to European Union (EU)’s engagement of civil society in Indonesia through a package of “civil society strengthening programs”. In contrast to some arguments of ‘normative power’ or ‘civilian power’ in the European Union, that put emphasis on EU’s normative framework in explaining EU’s diplomatic engagements in world politics, this article argues that European Union’s global outreach is best seen as the politics of governmentality, which comprises the spread of norms to the “global south” through various developmental strategies in order to form particular subjectivities based on European Union’s “normative framework”. This argument will be applied to empirically explain the role of EU’s engagement of civil society in Indonesia. To substantiate the argument, this article will analyse (1) the debate on recent theorisation of “European power” in EU and International Relations studies, with a reference to Ian Manners’ conception of “Normative Power Europe”; (2) the snapshot of European Union’s key policies on International Development Assistance in Indonesia; and (3) the case of some projects related to “civil society strengthening programs” in Indonesia.


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