Call for Papers: (SUB)DEVELOPMENT AND PROTAGONISM OF PERIPHERAL COUNTRIES: GLOBAL STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND THE GEOPOLITICAL SOUTH

The document aims to critically discuss and problematize issues related to the following theme: “(Sub)Development and Prominence of Peripheral Countries: Global Structural Changes in the 21st Century and the Geopolitical South”.

In this sense, we also contemplate and centrally publish articles that result from scientific research conducted by researchers and researchers around the world, which address issues surrounding us, in some way, related to the issues of development in the periphery and to the subcontinent world. living century. In view of the growing importance of these countries in our decision-making processes in international and regional seas, I will be well-aware of the participation of these countries within the above-mentioned purpose, also in view of a possible alternation of their hegemonic tensions. geopolitical relations between China and the United States of America (USA). Two articles must be counted, taxatively and in order of preference, or at least two articles listed below:

Contemporary Geopolitical Conjuncture;
Underdevelopment and underdevelopment in peripheral countries;
International trade and investment in center-periphery and periphery-periphery relations;
Prospects of regional integration in our peripheral countries;
Old and New International Organizations in Contemporary Geopolitics;
The presence of traditional and emerging powers in our peripheral countries: sovereignty or dependence?;
The leadership role of China and the possible existence of a Geopolitical South.

Justification

The still very brief 21st century, although not complete its first 30 years of historical-temporal path, was the stage of various changes in the international scenario. In the first two decades, a turmoil of events culminated in substantial oscillations of the international system. The Iraq War, the Afghanistan War, the commodity boom, the global economic crisis of 2007-2008, the "Red Wave", the Arab Spring, the resumption of extreme politics and the rise of China's world power. For a little over 20 years, the world has gone through transitions that will eventually lead to structural changes. A point of confluence between all these events, in addition to the obvious international predominance, above all at the level of their consequences, is the fact that the presence of peripheral countries is located in all of them, whether marginally or contingently.

Assim, it is necessary to understand the geopolitical importance of such countries today. After centuries of hegemonization of two decisive processes by two central countries, discussions on world rumors began to emerge more strongly I focus on analyzing two countries outside the Europe-EUA. In this way, we can take as an example the debates on the regional integration of Latin America, culminating in initiatives of various political importance, such as the creation of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUL) and the Bolivarian American Alliance for Ourselves. On the African continent, the Arab Spring was a clear demonstration of how the sum of socio-economic inequalities, the perpetuation of autocratic regimes and central imperialist interference can culminate in immeasurable tragedies for your countries.

From the point of view of economic relations, the countries with a peripheral presence, predominantly in Latin America and Africa, were alvo of cobiça in function of two characteristics intrinsic to their territories: the abundance and abundance of terrestrial resources. This situation culminated in a double explosion in commodity prices as a function of the supply needs of traditional and emerging powers, raising the pendulum redirection of international attention, largely on account of China's active presence in this process. After a period of market wedge reforms, China goes through two decades of productive restructuring and international integration, reaching the 21st century as the undisputed competitor of the two EUAs vis-à-vis the processes of economic and political hegemony.

This last point leads to a discussion of China's developing trade and investment relations with Africa and Latin America. Since the early 2000s, China has occupied an increasingly important role in the trade balances and capital accounts of two peripheral countries, becoming the largest trade partner with the countries of the Brazilian South African port. This deepening of economic relations is not controversial: despite the promises of development of the productive forces, which emerged in our peripheral countries with the help of Chinese know-how, they risked making themselves unable to become possible again. dependents between the Asian country and the peripheral countries.

On the other hand, the emergence of BRICS as an international bloc is still an open topic, but one that allows for analysis from different perspectives. First, it may represent a point of tension with the old model of international organizations established after the end of World War II, which, despite formally encompassing a specific part of the countries of the international system, was hegemonized by the central countries. At times, it is seen as a bloc that, by manifesting itself internationally as a concertation of peripheral and/or counter-hegemonic countries, can serve as a launching pad in terms of challenging the monetary, military, and ideological supremacy of the USA. Nevertheless, given its brief and still hesitant existence, it is important to exercise caution and carefully observe whether its practices do not, in fact, reveal the interests of countries with greater geopolitical relevance, such as China and Russia, to the detriment of the other countries comprising the bloc.

Finally, the possibility of conceptually understanding a "Geopolitical South" is highlighted, a space that would be an international geographical horizon, but also a political one, given the occurrence of structural similarities between countries that are not necessarily located below the Equator and that, at the same time, build development practices in the face of a common goal: the emancipation of peoples and the well-being of populations around the globe.

Coordinators

Elsa Sousa Kraychete

PhD in Administration from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) since 2005, with undergraduate and master's degrees in Economics from the same University. She is a professor at the Institute of Humanities, Professor of Arts and Sciences Milton Santos at UFBA, and participates in the Postgraduate courses in International Relations (PPGRI) and Administration (NPGA). Coordinator of the Laboratory of World Political Analysis (LABMUNDO/UFBA).

Gustavo Melo Novais da Encarnação Lopes

PhD in Administration from the Federal University of Bahia (NPGA/UFBA). PhD candidate and Master's degree holder in International Relations from the Federal University of Bahia (PPGRI/UFBA). Bachelor's degree in Humanities (concentration in Legal Studies) from the Federal University of Bahia (IHAC/UFBA). Researcher at the Laboratory for World Political Analysis (LABMUNDO/UFBA). Professor of Basic and Higher Education with experience in the areas of Human and Applied Social Sciences.

Submission Deadline

Until March 31, 2026.

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