When Hunger meets Diplomacy: Food Security in Brazilian Foreign Policy

In the literature on Foreign Policy Analysis, there is a flourishing debate on whether the administration of the Workers’ Party represented a discontinuity in Brazil’s foreign policy. By examining how food security was allocated in the external agenda, this paper claims that the rise of the Workers’...

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Main Authors: Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue, Nat´ália Bandeira Ramos Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais 2018-04-01
Series:Meridiano 47
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Online Access:https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/MED/article/view/8191
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Summary:In the literature on Foreign Policy Analysis, there is a flourishing debate on whether the administration of the Workers’ Party represented a discontinuity in Brazil’s foreign policy. By examining how food security was allocated in the external agenda, this paper claims that the rise of the Workers’ Party did represented a rupture. Secondly, that social gains in reducing hunger were used as a tool to boost Brazil’s soft power.
ISSN:1518-1219