Electronic Thesis/Dissertation

One of the more recent manifestations of the regional process of institutionalization is the Union of South American Nations ("UNASUR" in Spanish or "UNASUL" in Portuguese). This thesis explores how the latest attempt at sweeping regional integration through UNASUR evidences the deeper political considerations of dominant and secondary states within South America, specifically, Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina. In the competition for regional prominence, Brazil and Venezuela attempt to gain the followership of regional middle powers (such as Argentina) for their political regional projects by either granting material incentives (in the case of Venezuela) or political/ideational incentives (in the case of Brazil). The competition for leadership between Brazil and Venezuela also provides the opportunity for regional middle powers (such as Argentina) to utilize the institutionalized bipolar regional environment to expand their own interests.

Author

• Wade, Amanda

Language

• en

Keyword

• Regional Integration
• UNASUR
• Brazil

Date created

• 2010

Type of Work

• Thesis or Dissertation

Rights statement

• In Copyright

GW Unit

• Latin American & Hemispheric Studies

Degree

• M.A.

Advisor

• McClintock, Cynthia
• Sotero, Paulo

Persistent URL

•  https://scholarspace.library.gwu.edu/etd/h989r331m

License

• All rights reserved

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