China in the backyard: Chinese assertiveness and United States\' hegemony in Latin America between 2001 and 2015

This thesis seeks to analyse the relationship between China\'s assertiveness and US hegemony in Latin America in the period 2001-2015. The analysis was done by mixing quantitative and qualitative methods, and has as a central hypothesis that the American hegemony (which is assumed in retrac...

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Main Author: Francisco Urdinez
Other Authors: Amâncio Jorge Silva Nunes de Oliveira
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2017
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/101/101131/tde-20062017-140250/
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spelling ndltd-IBICT-oai-teses.usp.br-tde-20062017-1402502019-01-22T00:23:57Z China in the backyard: Chinese assertiveness and United States\' hegemony in Latin America between 2001 and 2015 China no quintal: a assertividade chinesa e a hegemonia dos Estados Unidos na América Latina entre 2001 e 2015 Francisco Urdinez Amâncio Jorge Silva Nunes de Oliveira Sónia Maria Delindro Gonçalves Janina Onuki Daniela Campello da Costa Ribeiro América Latina Assertividade chinesa Hegemonia americana American hegemony Chinese assertiveness Latin America This thesis seeks to analyse the relationship between China\'s assertiveness and US hegemony in Latin America in the period 2001-2015. The analysis was done by mixing quantitative and qualitative methods, and has as a central hypothesis that the American hegemony (which is assumed in retraction) negatively affected China\'s assertiveness in the region. The thesis consists of seven chapters, ranging from general conclusions to particular conclusions. The hypothesis proves empirically, but variations are also found between countries and variations by economic activity. I conclude that China approached Latin America through a strategy of accommodative assertiveness, and Latin American countries responded to that approach aiming at diversifying their relationships. Esta tese busca analisar a relação entre a ascensão da China e a hegemonia norte-americana na America Latina no período de 2001-2015. A analise foi feita misturando métodos quantitativos e qualitativos, e tem como hipótese central que a hegemonia norte-americana (que se assume em retração) afetou negativamente a ascensão da China. A tese está composta por sete capítulos, indo de conclusões gerais a conclusões particulares. A hipótese se prova empiricamente, mas também se encontram variações entre países e variações por atividade econômica. Concluo que a China se aproximou da América Latina por meio de uma estratégia de assertividade acomodativa e os países latino-americanos responderam a essa abordagem visando diversificar suas relações. 2017-04-20 info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/101/101131/tde-20062017-140250/ eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Universidade de São Paulo Relações Internacionais USP BR reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da USP instname:Universidade de São Paulo instacron:USP
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topic América Latina
Assertividade chinesa
Hegemonia americana
American hegemony
Chinese assertiveness
Latin America
spellingShingle América Latina
Assertividade chinesa
Hegemonia americana
American hegemony
Chinese assertiveness
Latin America
Francisco Urdinez
China in the backyard: Chinese assertiveness and United States\' hegemony in Latin America between 2001 and 2015
description This thesis seeks to analyse the relationship between China\'s assertiveness and US hegemony in Latin America in the period 2001-2015. The analysis was done by mixing quantitative and qualitative methods, and has as a central hypothesis that the American hegemony (which is assumed in retraction) negatively affected China\'s assertiveness in the region. The thesis consists of seven chapters, ranging from general conclusions to particular conclusions. The hypothesis proves empirically, but variations are also found between countries and variations by economic activity. I conclude that China approached Latin America through a strategy of accommodative assertiveness, and Latin American countries responded to that approach aiming at diversifying their relationships. === Esta tese busca analisar a relação entre a ascensão da China e a hegemonia norte-americana na America Latina no período de 2001-2015. A analise foi feita misturando métodos quantitativos e qualitativos, e tem como hipótese central que a hegemonia norte-americana (que se assume em retração) afetou negativamente a ascensão da China. A tese está composta por sete capítulos, indo de conclusões gerais a conclusões particulares. A hipótese se prova empiricamente, mas também se encontram variações entre países e variações por atividade econômica. Concluo que a China se aproximou da América Latina por meio de uma estratégia de assertividade acomodativa e os países latino-americanos responderam a essa abordagem visando diversificar suas relações.
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title China in the backyard: Chinese assertiveness and United States\' hegemony in Latin America between 2001 and 2015
title_short China in the backyard: Chinese assertiveness and United States\' hegemony in Latin America between 2001 and 2015
title_full China in the backyard: Chinese assertiveness and United States\' hegemony in Latin America between 2001 and 2015
title_fullStr China in the backyard: Chinese assertiveness and United States\' hegemony in Latin America between 2001 and 2015
title_full_unstemmed China in the backyard: Chinese assertiveness and United States\' hegemony in Latin America between 2001 and 2015
title_sort china in the backyard: chinese assertiveness and united states\' hegemony in latin america between 2001 and 2015
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