Brazilian Bourgeoisie and Foreign Policy
What were the changes in the international position of the Brazilian state during the Lula and Cardoso administrations? How were the classes and class fractions represented? These are the questions that Tatiana Berringer's work seeks to answer.
Using the theoretical instruments of the Marxist Nicos Poulantzas, Brazilian Bourgeoisie and Foreign Policy identifies the class interests that directed the international action of the Brazilian state. With notable originality, the text presents, theoretically and empirically, a truly consistent Marxist analysis of Brazilian foreign policy, as well as a rich interpretation of the class struggle in current Brazilian politics. The author offers the reader her reflections on the political crisis of 2016 and the foreign policy of the Dilma, Temer, and Bolsonaro governments.
Tatiana Berringer is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Federal University of ABC (Brazil). She is a member of the editorial board of CrÃtica Marxista (Brazil) and of the Brazilian Foreign Policy and International Insertion Observatory (opep.org). She coordinates the Social Classes and Foreign Policy Group Research (CNPQ).
