Since the Cold War was a determinant period in the making of present-day international politics, Albert Manke dedicates part of his research to studying how China’s relations evolved throughout that period, and how these changes impacted the Chinese community overseas – which is the subject of this interview. … Read More →
Brazil and the transnational New Right – An interview with Benjamin Cowan
Benjamin Cowan’s research demonstrates how the New Right developed transnationally, with participation of elite reactionaries in Brazil, promoting the rise of a conservative Christianity wave, of which Brazil’s 2018 elections are the last example. Cowan’s research is the subject of this interview. … Read More →
Call for Papers — Gender in the global south: disturbing international boundaries
Contexto Internacional welcomes submissions of original articles in English for the special issue on “Gender in the Global South”. Articles should reflect on the state of gender studies – conceptually, politically, epistemologically – from a Global South perspective. Abstract submissions are open until November 30th, 2017. … Read More →
Currency wars remain beyond the analytical reach of legal scholars in the age of globalization
“Currency wars”, which have dominated the media and the international political debate over the last few years, must be understood from a broad analytical framework, according to a study examining the so-called “war of 2010-2013” and other relevant aspects of the impacts over monetary policy. … Read More →
International leadership as a process: the case of China in Southeast Asia
The global rise of China and Chinese main goals in Asia are examined in article that focus on the country´s capacity of building international leadership. In spite of the fact there are many advantages, the mechanism of transforming power resources into regional leadership is still questionable. … Read More →
Temporal worlds within and beyond the colonial legacies of linear time
This special issue of Contexto Internacional engages coloniality through the perspective of time. The contributors go beyond highlighting the importance of temporality for critique by both developing the conceptual critique of historicism and exploring ways of relating past, present, and future that coexist with, displace, and challenge the colonial legacies of linear time. … Read More →
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