South–South cohesiveness versus South–South rhetoric: Brazil and Africa at the UN General Assembly

South–South relations have regained widespread interest in recent years, together with increasingly visible stances on international stages. Brazil’s interactions with the African continent, in particular, came to epitomise such a perception while sustaining an expectation of mutual alignment in sev...

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Published in:International politics (Hague, Netherlands) Netherlands), 2019-10, Vol.56 (5), p.585-604
Main Authors: Seabra, Pedro, Sanches, Edalina Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cold War
Corroboration
Developing countries
Development Studies
Foreign Policy
Global perspective
International Political Economy
International Relations
LDCs
Multilateralism
Original Article
Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Political Science and International Studies
Politics
Rhetoric
Voting
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Summary:South–South relations have regained widespread interest in recent years, together with increasingly visible stances on international stages. Brazil’s interactions with the African continent, in particular, came to epitomise such a perception while sustaining an expectation of mutual alignment in several global issues. However, these assumptions still lack empirical corroboration. Drawing on United Nations General Assembly voting data for the 1991–2013 timeframe, this article questions a supposed South–South solidarity at the multilateral institution with the largest global representation and identifies key thematic axes that incite greater collective stances. The analysis further sheds light on whether or not a common South–South agenda has emerged over time.
ISSN:1384-5748
1740-3898
DOI:10.1057/s41311-018-0170-0