A América do Sul como Comunidade de Segurança: Região Autônoma e Construção de Identidade

Leite, Lucas Amaral Batista

doi:10.20424/2237-7743/bjir.v4n1p92-110

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“…En este marco se trazaron planes conjuntos de cooperación en temas como salud y seguridad, se apostó por la resolución mancomunada y pacífica de los conflictos y se llegó a articular un lenguaje comunitario alrededor de una identidad compartida. Más recientemente, en especial a partir de la conformación del Consejo de Defensa Suramericano (CDS) de la Unasur, distintos estudios indagaron si América del Sur avanzaba hacia la articulación de una comunidad de seguridad (Fuccille 2015;Leite 2015;Medeiros Filho 2013;Ramalho da Rocha 2015;Riquelme Rivera 2013; Saint-Pierre y Lopes da Silva 2014 ;Teixeira Jr. 2013;Vitelli 2013;Daniel, Nolte, y Wehner 2011).…”

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Pandemia y desintegración regional: la COVID-19 y el retroceso de la comunidad de seguridad sudamericana

Frenkel

Martorell

2021

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El artículo analiza el desarrollo de una comunidad de seguridad en América del Sur y el impacto que tuvo sobre ella la pandemia provocada por el coronavirus. A partir de un enfoque constructivista, en la primera parte del trabajo se explica cómo la crisis del regionalismo, la dificultad para definir amenazas comunes y la erosión de la identidad colectiva atentaron contra la maduración de la comunidad de seguridad sudamericana. Sobre este escenario, se argumenta que la crisis sanitaria originada por la COVID-19 dio lugar a un movimiento de resecuritización que profundizó el retroceso de la comunidad y se manifestó en tres indicadores: 1) la proliferación de discursos que identifican a los vecinos como una amenaza a la seguridad y la salud; 2) la fortificación de las fronteras; 3) el incremento de la militarización de la seguridad ciudadana y otras esferas de la arena pública. Como conclusión, se sostiene que ese tipo de prácticas y discursos da lugar a un tipo de comunidad política parecida a una sociedad anárquica, en la que los Estados se identifican más como rivales que como amigos. Abstract The article analyzes the development of a security community in South America and the impact that the coronavirus pandemic had on it. By using a constructivist methodology, the paper analyzes how the crisis of regionalism, the difficulty in defining common threats and the erosion of a collective identity hampered the maturation of the community. In this context, it is argued that the health crisis caused by COVID-19 gave rise to a securitization process that deepened the process of dismantling that community and was reflected in three indicators: 1) the proliferation of discourses that identify neighbors as a threat to safety and health; 2) a fortification of the borders; 3) an increase in the militarization of citizen security and other spheres of the public arena. It is concluded that this type of practice and discourse gives rise to a type of political community similar to an anarchic society, where states identify themselves as rivals rather than friends.

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Pandemia y desintegración regional: la COVID-19 y el retroceso de la comunidad de seguridad sudamericana

Frenkel

Martorell

2021

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“…Because there is emphasis on increasing mutual trust in order to consolidate an area of peace in a place that is known for its lack of acute armed conflict -despite persistent political tensionsmany analysts believed that the security community perspective -founded by Karl Deutsch and further elaborated by Emanuel Adler and Michael Barnett -could be dutifully applied to this dynamic (Flemes et al 2011;Leite 2015;Medeiros Filho 2014;Riquelme Rivera 2013;Rocha 2015a;Teixeira 2013). While most of these experts agreed that much could be done to enhance trust and transparency in the region, the focus of criticism was on the feasibility of the building of a regional defense identity, an objective made explicit in the organism's statute that has been regularly referenced in political speeches (Aránguiz 2013;Medeiros Filho 2013).…”

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The South American Defense Council: the Building of a Community of Practice for Regional Defense

Vitelli

2017

Rev. bras. polít. int.

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• Este é um artigo publicado em acesso aberto e distribuído sob os termos da AbstractWhile the South American Defense Council has been analyzed as a security community, we argue that it is best described as an early stage community of practice, since it has successfully set in motion a regular interaction dynamic between numerous defense actors, as we demonstrate with concrete examples. We further discuss political support as a prerequisite for regional defense identity.

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Brazilian Hybrid Security in South America

Villa

2017

Rev. bras. polít. int.

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• Este é um artigo publicado em acesso aberto e distribuído sob os termos da AbstractExisting research on security governance in South America functions on dichotomous lines. Analysis of Brazil's security practices is a case in point. On the one hand, scholars point out the balance of power and hegemonic institutions as the main discourse in the security practices between Brazil and its South American neighbors. On the other hand, some other emphasize the importance of democracy, cooperation on defense and security, and peaceful conflict resolution between states in the region as indicators for the emergence of a security community between Brazil and its neighbors in the South American region. The way in which multiple orders coexist is not given adequate attention in empirical research. This article seeks to overcome this dichotomy. By foregrounding Brazil's regional security practices, particularly during the Lula and Rousseff administration, I show the hybrid and sometimes ambivalent security governance system in Brazil, where mechanisms of balance of power and security community overlap in important ways.

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A América do Sul como Comunidade de Segurança: Região Autônoma e Construção de Identidade

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Pandemia y desintegración regional: la COVID-19 y el retroceso de la comunidad de seguridad sudamericana

Pandemia y desintegración regional: la COVID-19 y el retroceso de la comunidad de seguridad sudamericana

The South American Defense Council: the Building of a Community of Practice for Regional Defense

Brazilian Hybrid Security in South America

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