Brazil’s International Status and Recognition as an Emerging Power

Daniel Buarque researches and focuses on the study of international status of states from an intersubjective external perspective, working towards a theory of how nations can increase their level of prestige. He is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of São Paulo, holds a joint PhD in International Relations from King’s College London (UK) in partnership with Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil) and also holds an MA in Brazil in Global Perspective from King’s College London. A journalist with more than 20 years of experience in Brazilian news outlets, he has also published six books.

• Chapter 1: Brazil’s status ambition.- Chapter 2: The eyes of the beholders: Intersubjectivity and status in IR.- Chapter 3: The status of Brazil: an assessment based on the intersubjective perceptions of great powers.- Chapter 4: Towards a theory of international status increase.- Chapter 5: Conclusion - Brazil’s status inconsistency and barriers of international status quo.