A América Latina numa encruzilhada: ocaso do projeto de integração?
Resumo
Consideramos América Latina como um conjunto de territórios
nacionais com relações de cooperação e conflito em permanente
redefinição; territórios usados por agentes com diferentes força e poder
que expressam uma multiplicidade de interesses e contradições. A partir
deste pressuposto, analisamos os novos elementos da conjuntura
político-econômica desde os anos 2000 bem como os novos conteúdos no
discurso e na orientação de instituições latino-americanas. Ao apontar
as diferentes iniciativas de integração traçadas num lapso de uma década
e meia, observamos que, ainda sobre a base de dissensos e de
perspectivas muitas vezes opostas, predomina principalmente a
convergência em torno de uma integração regional soberana. Mas, pelas
recentes mudanças de rumo acontecidas em países como Argentina e Brasil,
refletimos sobre as perspectivas dessa integração e nos perguntamos se
não se trataria de seu ocaso.
Abstract
LATIN AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS: DECLINE OF THE INTEGRATION PROJECT?
We consider Latin America as a group of national territories in cooperation and conflict relations in constant reformulation; territories used by agents with different strength and power that express a multiplicity of interests and contradictions. From this assumption, we analyze the new elements of the political-economic conjuncture since the 2000s as well as the new contents of Latin American institutions’ discourse and orientation. In pointing out the different integration initiatives drew up in a period of one and half decade, we observe that, while on the basis of dissents and perspectives often opposite, mainly the convergence of a sovereign regional integration predominates. Nevertheless, because of recent changes of course happened in countries like Argentina and Brazil, we reflect on the perspectives of this integration and question whether it is about its decline.
Abstract
LATIN AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS: DECLINE OF THE INTEGRATION PROJECT?
We consider Latin America as a group of national territories in cooperation and conflict relations in constant reformulation; territories used by agents with different strength and power that express a multiplicity of interests and contradictions. From this assumption, we analyze the new elements of the political-economic conjuncture since the 2000s as well as the new contents of Latin American institutions’ discourse and orientation. In pointing out the different integration initiatives drew up in a period of one and half decade, we observe that, while on the basis of dissents and perspectives often opposite, mainly the convergence of a sovereign regional integration predominates. Nevertheless, because of recent changes of course happened in countries like Argentina and Brazil, we reflect on the perspectives of this integration and question whether it is about its decline.
Palavras-chave
América Latina; Integração regional; Uso do território / Latin America; Regional integration; Use of territory
Texto completo:
PDFDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v13i1.23363
GeoTextos. ISSN
eletrônico: 1984-5537
ISSN
impresso: 1809-189X