https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/18520 Sun, 17 May 2026 05:36:41 GMT 2026-05-17T05:36:41Z https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44312 Título: A Cooperação Sul-Sul em Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação: O Papel das Instituições de Ensino Superior Brasileiras na Cooperação Brasil-África Autor(es): Kiraly, Guilherme Robles Primeiro Orientador: Almeida, Elga Lessa de Abstract: Within the interfaces between International Relations and Science, Technology, and Innovation (ST&I), this research seeks to understand the role of Brazilian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the cooperation between Brazil and African countries in ST&I, considering the growing relevance of this field and the emergence of new actors in international cooperation. The general objective is to analyze the role of HEIs in the formulation and implementation of cooperation initiatives, as they are recognized as central actors in national ST&I strategies. Methodologically, this is a qualitative, analytical, and exploratory study based on the documentary analysis of international acts signed between Brazil and African countries. To identify these acts, the institutional repository of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was used, selecting those that explicitly mentioned public Higher Education Institutions. Once mapped, a screening process was conducted to select those that contained explicit elements of ST&I. The results indicate that the initiatives are concentrated in capacity-building and technology transfer activities, particularly in the agricultural, mining, and natural resources sectors, reflecting alignment with national productive interests but revealing limitations in terms of information availability, resources, and project implementation. It is concluded that HEIs play a strategic role in South-South Cooperation in ST&I, although their performance is often incomplete, discontinuous, and conditioned by political, structural, and economic dynamics. The effectiveness of cooperation requires institutional continuity, transparency, and the strengthening of endogenous capacities in partner countries. Editora / Evento / Instituição: Universidade Federal da Bahia Tipo: Dissertação Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44312 2025-11-06T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44181 Título: A relação entre a China e os Países Africanos da Língua Oficial Portuguesa (PALOP) 2000-2020: uma análise sobre as trocas comerciais e investimentos Autor(es): Cambanco, Deuinalom Fernando Primeiro Orientador: Kraychete, Elsa Sousa Abstract: This Phd thesis is one of International Relations field, which central study object is the relations between China and the African Portuguese Speaking Countries (PALOP, in portuguese), namely: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe. Its main objective is to analyze, based on approaches and interpretations of the process of capital accumulation and exportation, the trade exchanges and investments of China in these countries, focusing on Angola and Mozambique, the largest and richest of these countries. China's relationship with this African group of countries, as well as with Africa in general, started from the period of struggles for political independence. The Macau Forum, a mechanism articulated in 2003 by the Chinese government to strengthen and intensify economic and commercial relations with portuguese speaking countries, including the PALOP, boosted and renewed the Asian giant's relations with these nations. Since the creation of the aforementioned Forum in 2003, in which China uses the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) as a platform for cooperation with Portuguese speaking countries, once it was a former portuguese former colony, there has been a considerable and regular increase in both trade exchanges and investments made by Beijing in these countries. To understand the reasons for this increase, the theoretical framework used was the different Marxist interpretations those analyze and explain the dynamics of capital accumulation and exportation, including Marx himself, Rosa Luxemburg, Lenin, Harvey and others. Despite having a socialistic system backround since its founding in 1949 revolution led by Mao Zedong, the Asian giant has vigorously emerged into the contemporary global capitalist system, especially since the implementation of structural economic reforms under Deng Xiaoping administration, who replaced Mao after the revolutionary leader death. With the reforms, Beijing promoted profound changes in its foreign policy doctrine and opened itself up to global capital, attracting several players interested in its domestic market, including multinational and international corporations, obtaining from them, with the strategic implementation of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) – the know-how and necessary capital to develop its own economic and productive capacities. After achieving this goal, by accumulating a lot of capital and developing industrial capacity, Beijing adopted, in the late 1990s, the “Going Out” policy, encouraging Chinese companies and capital to find new markets in order to sell their production as well as to open up the possibilities of import facilitation of raw materials, mainly energetic one, to sustain the accelerated economic development process which the country came to experiment. Africa, including the PALOP, rich in raw materials and natural resources and which experienced a period of economic revitalization since the beginning of the millennium, became main target for the fulfillment of this strategy. These and other perceptions corroborate the thesis defended in this work, that China's relationship with the PALOP, particularly Angola and Mozambique, despite contemplating other interests, is essentially limited to meeting these challenges faced by the Asian giant. For the collection and analysis of the data that led to these conclusions, the work used the exploratory-qualitative methodology, making use essentially of bibliographic, documentary and explanatory techniques, both for the collection and for the analysis of the data/findings (primary and secondary) used. Editora / Evento / Instituição: Universidade federal da Bahia Tipo: Tese Sun, 01 Sep 0009 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/44181 0009-09-01T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/43207 Título: Bolsonaro e a influência do agro na política externa ambiental do Brasil Autor(es): Paoli, Pauliane Araujo Souza Primeiro Orientador: Almeida, Elga Lessa de Abstract: This academic work got the Nicos’ Poulantzas theory (1968) about class and class fraction, applying it empirically on the Brazilian agribusiness sector during the Bolsonaro’s government period (2019-2022) to show how the power block interests drove the Brazilian environmental external politic during those 4 years’ government. Then, it is possible to show how the agribusiness can exercise this influence, since making the big parliament on the Legislator power, too occupying strategics cargos on the governmental structure and in international events commissions, to using the marketing to convince the society. Environmental and climate questions are directly linked with agribusiness interests, and the agribusiness is one of the most important Brazillian exportation sectors, constructing the country’s economy, generating employment. On this work we analyzed Brazilian’s participation in the climate Parties Meeting during Bolsonaro’s government. Here it is possible to show how this class fracture from Brazilian capitalist class have been being on the power block, putting selfie interests as collective and public politic interest to national society. Editora / Evento / Instituição: Universidade Federal da Bahia Tipo: Dissertação Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/43207 2025-08-15T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/42994 Título: Os desafios da política externa brasileira para o Mercosul diante da ascensão chinesa (2013-2022) Autor(es): Fonsêca, Lorena Carolina Conceição Andrade Primeiro Orientador: Califano, Andrea Abstract: This master's thesis analyzes Brazilian foreign policy in relation to Mercosur from 2013 to 2022, taking into account the impacts of China's rise in the international system. It is based on the hypothesis that China's growing presence in global economic dynamics has directly or indirectly conditioned the approaches adopted by Brazil towards the regional bloc, especially in the commercial dimensions of integration. The study adopts the hypothetical-deductive method and is based on a literature review, analysis of official speeches and documents produced by Brazilian foreign policy bodies, such as Itamaraty and the Presidency of the Republic. The analysis is based on two fundamental foreign policy variables: autonomy and international insertion. It argues that Brazil's growing dependence on commodity exports to China and the fragmentation of regional flows have contributed to the weakening of its commitment to the South American integrationist project. It is observed that Brazil's actions in Mercosur have been guided by immediate commercial interests, with a detachment from long-term institutional and political agendas. The research also examines how internal changes in Brazilian governments have influenced this trajectory, in light of the ideological diversity between the mandates of Dilma Rousseff, Michel Temer and Jair Bolsonaro. Finally, this work contributes to the field of International Relations by offering a critical perspective on how China’s rise has reshaped Brazilian foreign policy, particularly in the context of structural dependency and the challenges of regional integration. Editora / Evento / Instituição: Universidade Federal da Bahia Tipo: Dissertação Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/42994 2025-05-30T00:00:00Z