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Itamaraty on the Move: Institutional and Political Change in B razilian Foreign Service under L ula d a S ilva's P residency (2003–2010)
Author(s) -
DE FARIA CARLOS AURÉLIO PIMENTA,
LOPES DAWISSON BELÉM,
CASARÕES GUILHERME
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/blar.12067
Subject(s) - presidency , bureaucracy , corporation , cohesion (chemistry) , politics , institution , service (business) , political science , public administration , management , sociology , business , marketing , economics , law , chemistry , organic chemistry
This article aims to provide answers to two questions prompted by the latest reforms of B razilian foreign service during L ula da S ilva's presidency: How exactly might these institutional changes generate any impact over the B razilian diplomatic corporation cohesion at large? How could bureaucratic insulation be undermined as an unexpected outcome of this process? To accomplish their objectives, the authors will briefly review the process of institution‐building in B razil, with an emphasis on the diplomatic corporation and the transformations it has undergone over the last three decades.