Latin American Foreign Policies: Between Ideology and Pragmatism

Peter Lambert

Springer, Apr 25, 2011 - Political Science - 272 pages

In recent years several Latin American countries have adopted a more assertive and autonomous stance in their foreign policy. The growing rejection of neo-liberalism as an ideological dogma seems to have given space to more pragmatic stances in favour of national interests.

Contents

• Introduction Ideology and Pragmatism in Latin American Foreign Policy: 1
• A Framework for Analysis: 13
• 2 Pragmatism Ideology and Tradition in Chilean Foreign Policy since 1990: 34
• Causal Beliefs in Formulation and Pragmatism in Practice: 53
• Ideology Pragmatismand Drift in Paraguayan Foreign Policy: 67
• IdeologicalPragmatic or Simply Peronist?: 87
• The Architectonics of Bolivias Foreign Policy: 103
• 7 Ideology and Pragmatism in the Foreign Policy of Peru: 119
• Colombian Foreign Policy in the PostCold War Era: 139
• The Pragmatic Success of Revolutionary Ideology?: 158
• The External Profile and Activismof the Cuban Revolution: 179
• 11 Nicaraguas Pragmatic Ideologues: 196
• Promoting Democracy Human Rights and Interests: 213
• 13 Unity and Diversity in Latin American Visions ofRegional Integration: 235
• Conclusions: 255
• Index: 264

About the author

LARRY BIRNS Director of the Washington-based Council on Hemispheric Affairs, USA W. ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ Research Fellow for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, USA DR. RONALD BRUCE ST JOHN MA and PhD in International Relations from the University of Denver, USA PROF. DAVID CLOSE Professor of Political Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada DR. ANA COVARRUBIAS Faculty member of the Centre for International Studies of El Colegio de México. PROF. JOAQUÍN FERMANDOIS Professor of Contemporary History at the Catholic University of Chile. PROF. MIRIAM GOMES SARAIVA Professor in International Relations at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PROF. ANTONI KAPCIA Professor of Latin American History, University of Nottingham, UK DR. ANDRÉS MALAMUD Assistant Research Professor at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon. PROF. DIANA RABY Professor Emeritus in History at the University of Toronto, and is a Research Fellow in the Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Liverpool, UK. PROF. STEPHEN J. RANDALL Professor of History, University of Calgary, Canada.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Latin American Foreign Policies: Between Ideology and Pragmatism
• Author: Peter Lambert
• Editor: G. Gardini
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Springer, 2011
• ISBN: 0230118275, 9780230118270
• Length: 272 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / General; Political Science / Globalization; Political Science / History & Theory; Political Science / International Relations / General; Political Science / World / Caribbean & Latin American; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social; Social Science / General