Regional Leadership through Global Channels: Autonomy, diversification and acceptance

MELISA DECIANCIO

San Francisco

Conferencia; The Politics of International Diffusion: Regional and Global Dimensions; 2013

International Studies Association

The new configuration of the world order gave regional leaders an opportunity to become part of the global rule making and be able to make developing countries' interests to be heard with a stronger voice at the global level. In this sense, multilateral foras, both the old and the new ones, became fundamental spaces for emerging countries like Brazil to exercise their regional leadership while strengthening their international recognition and influencing global governance. This article will focus on how the Lula administration managed to strengthen its position as a regional leader trough global governance channels. I argue that international foras became useful spaces for emerging powers to gain acceptance among its neighbors to become regional leaders.