When Procedural Legitimacy Equals Nothing: Civil Society and Foreign Trade Policy in Brazil and Mexico



Título del documento: When Procedural Legitimacy Equals Nothing: Civil Society and Foreign Trade Policy in Brazil and Mexico
Revista: Contexto internacional
Base de datos: CLASE
Número de sistema: 000448926
ISSN: 0102-8529
Autores: 1
Instituciones: 1Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Ene-Abr
Volumen: 38
Número: 1
Paginación: 349-384
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Non-state actors contribute with inputs to the elaboration of the national interest in trade negotiations, thus enhancing its legitimacy. Nevertheless, does the participation of those actors necessarily equal influence on the part of all segments of civil society on policymaking? To answer the question, I argue that procedural legitimacy should be evaluated not only in relation to the inputs society provides to the State, but should also consider whether officials actually analyse societal contributions in decision-making. I demonstrate the empirical application of the model based upon Brazil's experience in multilateral trade negotiations during the 2000s, using Mexico as a shadow case. I conclude that foreign trade policymaking can only be democratised if, in procedural legitimacy, the State attributes equal weight to contributions from all types of societal actors, including civil society organisations and organised social movements, which tend to have less material resources and power than interest groups such as business associations and labour unions
Disciplinas: Relaciones internacionales
Palabras clave: Relaciones económicas internacionales,
Política internacional,
Brasil,
México,
Política exterior,
Política comercial,
Comercio exterior,
Sociedad civil,
Legitimidad,
Ronda de Doha
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