Revisiting the contributions of the theories of the South: links between theory and praxis in Argentina and Brazil

Abstract

The main objective of this article is, on one hand, inquire about the genesis and the trajectory of the so-called theories of the International Relations of the South, meaning that they are composed of a heterogeneous group of approaches that starts with the theory of development in the 50’s, followed by the theories of dependency in the 60’-70’s and the theories of autonomy since the end of the 60’s. Unlike the first two, the autonomy approaches have been revisited, thought, and enriched in recent years. On the other hand, analyze the contributions of the theories of the South taking into consideration the axes raised, their enunciation contexts, the concepts that were developed, the definition of the interests and strategies to understand the realities of Argentina and Brazil. We also wonder how affect these theoretical bodies on foreign policies of the two countries that make up our object of study. To answer this question, we focus on the analysis of the links between theory and praxis in the cases of Argentina and Brazil.