The international implications of the Chinese model of development in the Global South: Asian Consensus as a network power

This paper analyzes People's Republic of China (PRC) economic and political ascendance in the 21st century focusing on the evolution of the sui generis economic development model and its significances of the evolution of relationship between China and the developing countries in the peripheral "Global South." The objective of this article is to analyze the relationship between China and the Global South (Africa and South America) in the 21st century, characterized as a new Center-periphery global network power based on trade and investment that we call as "Asian Consensus."

China's proposing behavior in Global Governance: the cases of the WTO Doha Round negotiation and G-20 process

This article examines China's proposals on the reform of global governance, and discusses the main features of China's proposing behavior in the cases of the WTO Doha Round negotiation and G-20 Process. The main findings are: (1) in the critical junctures of global governance reform, China engaged the reform of the global governance institutions proactively, and put forward a series of reform proposals; (2) in proposing behavior, China argued the global governance institutions should be properly adjusted without intention to change the basic principles, refrained from playing a leadership role while proposing jointly with other countries, and upheld the principled idea of pro-development.

Chinese engagement for Global Governance: aiming for a better room at the table?

The text defends the thesis that China is aware that its process of modernization is still recent and needs more growth, maturation and consolidation to assume the role and responsibilities of a regional or even a global leader. This text pursues an understanding about the Chinese stance in relation to the negotiations for the redefinitions of the International Order and the International System (and, hence, Global Governance) and, secondly, seeks to perceive the reactions of non-developed and developed countries in relation to Chinese strategies.

Environmental issues and international relations, a new global (dis)order - the role of International Relations in promoting a concerted international system

Is it possible to talk about the rise of a new global (dis)order founded on the challenges posed by environmental issues? Through the review of the state of the art on the subject, this article analyzes the growing importance of the environment, and natural resources in particular, in international relations; and aims to raise awareness among International Relations scholars to the potential positive impact of the development of the discipline in integration with global environmental change studies.

Reshaping European Union development policy: collective choices and the new global order

Abstract The European Union (EU) is one of the world´s leading donors in official development assistance (ODA) to give a strong weight in the relationship with recipient partner countries, in particular with those that are more dependent on it. Besides the material weight of its funding, the EU has retained historical ties and influence in diplomatic, political and economic terms in many of its ODA recipient partner countries (particular in Sub-Saharan Africa). Since the 2000s, the EU development policy has not only undergone major structural changes in its institutional framework but also has started to face a new international aid scenario. This paper explores why a normative-based EU development policy is being challenged by reformed EU institutions and a new global order, and how the EU is attempting to respond to this context in face of the deepest recession since the end of the Second World War.

The 1623 Plan for Global Governance: the obscure history of its reception

Abstract In the present article we analyze the characteristics and the reception of the first plan for global governance, the New Cyneas by Émeric Crucé. With this goal in mind, we examine the history of its readings and the possible influence on the Duke of Sully's project for European confederation, the case most often cited by historians of ideas. Our analysis takes into consideration the 17th century reception, the scant dissemination of the work and the possible causes of its limited impact. Our conclusions support, on the one hand, the novelty of Crucé's principal ideas, and on the other, their limited impact over the time with the exception of the period surrounding the creation of the League of Nations.

Influência da aplicação de esgoto doméstico tratado no desempenho de um sistema de irrigação

Neste trabalho objetivou-se estudar o efeito da aplicação de esgoto doméstico tratado no desempenho de um sistema de irrigação por gotejamento. Para isso, o esgoto bruto foi submetido a uma sequência de tratamento e aplicado durante 120 horas na cultura de café, sendo avaliados a vazão do gotejador, os coeficientes de uniformidade e a distribuição. Foram também identificados os fatores causadores de obstrução. Concluiu-se que a formação de biofilme dentro dos gotejadores proporcionou redução da uniformidade de aplicação do efluente e que somente a filtração não previne a obstrução dos emissores.

Variabilidade espacial de atributos químicos em diferentes profundidades em um Latossolo em sistema de plantio direto

O estudo da variabilidade espacial dos atributos químicos no solo é uma etapa importante na agricultura de precisão. Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar a variabilidade espacial em duas profundidades (0-10 e 10-20 cm) do pH em água, saturação por bases e teores de matéria orgânica e micronutrientes (B, Cu, Fe, Mn e Zn) em um Latossolo Vermelho distrófico, textura média, cultivado há oito anos em sistema de plantio direto, em Uberlândia - MG. A coleta das amostras do solo foi realizada em intervalos regulares de 50 m, em malha regular de 121 pontos. Os dados foram avaliados por estatística descritiva e geoestatística, com base no ajuste de semivariogramas. Maiores teores de matéria orgânica, Mn e Zn foram verificados nos primeiros 10 cm do solo. A maior variabilidade foi encontrada para B e a menor para pH em água. Além da variabilidade vertical, há também variabilidade horizontal entre as profundidades. A dependência espacial varia conforme o atributo químico avaliado e a profundidade de coleta. Os valores de alcance foram maiores na profundidade de 0-10 cm.