Internationalisation of intermediate cities: current trends in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

• Published in: Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals
• Main Authors: Mariana Calvento, Julieta Nicolao
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) 2024-09-01
• Subjects: intermediate cities; buenos aires province; argentina; paradiplomacy; subnational international policy
• Online Access: https://cidob.org/en/publication/other-articles-internationalisation-intermediate-cities-current-trends-buenos-aires

This paper presents an analysis of the internationalisation of intermediate cities in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Framed in the field of the paradiplomacy studies, it takes a critical stance on the use of the concept and returns to alternative theoretical-methodological tools, such as subnational international policy and the international participation index. Taking a quantitative-qualitative approach, it notes a significantly higher internationalisation profile of these cities recently, with increasing levels of institutionalisation and a pre-eminence of unilateral and bilateral strategies. The originality of the work lies in its focus on a realm that has received relatively little attention in the speciality in Latin America, and in the study of general trends, going beyond the single case studies that dominate the field.