Rethinking Global Democracy in Brazil

250 Pages·2017·2.906 MB·English

by  Markus Fraundorfer

Rethinking Global
Democracy in Brazil

Rethinking Global
Democracy in Brazil
Markus Fraundorfer
University of São Paulo
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Contents
Acknowledgements ix
Abbreviations xiii
1 Introduction 1
New Realities, Old Structures 1
Old Structures, Undemocratic Structures 2
Brazil: A Laboratory for Democratic Experiments
in the Tropics 6
Organisation of the Book 12
2 Democratising Global Governance 17
The Peculiarities of the Global Governance System 18
Ideal Types of a Democratic Global Order 22
Promoting Democratic Practices in Global Governance
as People-Power 29
The Theoretical Framework: Three Indicators
of People-Power 36
3 Brazil and the Purchase of Drugs 59
The Brazilian Way of Tackling HIV/AIDS 60
The Creation of UNITAID: One for All, All for One 63
Democratic Practices at UNITAID 73
4 Brazil and Food Security 85
Brazil’s National Food Security and Nutrition Framework 86
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The Reform of the Committee on World
Food Security: New Beginnings 90
Democratic Practices in the Committee on World
Food Security 109
5 Brazil and Open Government 127
The Participatory Budgeting Programmes 128
The Open Government Partnership: A New Paradigm? 132
Democratic Practices in the Open
Government Partnership 148
6 Brazil and Internet Governance 161
The Regulatory Framework for the Internet 162
The NETmundial Meeting: A New Point of Departure
in Global Internet Governance 165
Democratic Practices during the NETmundial Meeting 172
7 Conclusion 183
Rethinking Global Democracy in Brazil 183
A Pattern Emerges 186
Brazil’s Future Role in Global Democracy 195
Interviews 201
Bibliography 203
Index 227
Acknowledgements
The initial idea for this book started to take shape when I lived in Brazil for
the first time (in the academic year of 2012–2013 in Rio de Janeiro and Bra-
sília). That period provided me with the possibility to see the field of inter-
national relations (IR), and life in general, in an entirely different light from
what I was used to in Europe. These new angles, perspectives and experiences
gradually shifted my Eurocentric worldview and a particular Eurocentric idea
of IR I had harboured due to my academic education and life experiences in
Europe. These new angles and perspectives further matured into a book proj-
ect when I returned to Brazil in 2014, where I started as a research fellow at
the University of São Paulo, Institute of International Relations.
I profoundly thank the São Paulo Research Agency (FAPESP), which sup-
ported my book project through a generous scholarship (2014/18584–1). The
research and writing process of the book took place at two institutions, first
and foremost at the University of São Paulo and, for a five-month research
stay, at the University of Edinburgh. The University of São Paulo, with its
tropical campus, provided an idyllic oasis, replete with the most exotic and
outlandish plants and trees, distant from the hustle and bustle of the city of
São Paulo. In the midst of this green and tropical campus lies the Institute of
International Relations. Here, I particularly thank João Paulo Cândia Veiga
for establishing the initial contact, supporting me with the scholarship appli-
cation and other academic and administrative issues. João Paulo has been
a great supporter of my ideas from the very beginning. I also thank Janina
Onuki and Amâncio Jorge de Oliveira for their more general support in my
research and teaching activities at the institute. I also thank the research-
ers of the Study Centre of International Negotiations (CAENI – Centro de
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