The South in World Politics is a timely analysis of the influence and effectiveness of developing states in shaping the international order from the politics of the Cold War to the challenges of globalization and the rising power of emerging economies. Serving as a mobilizing symbol for a diverse set of developing countries, the idea of the South is part of a strategy for managing relations with the more powerful industrialized North through collective activism in multilateral and regional organizations. Key themes addressed by the book include the dynamic role of leading states like India, Brazil and China, the growing importance of regional organizations and the rise of Southern civil society in shaping the political agenda and the ideological outlook of the global South. Finally, the book focuses on the implications of a raft of new challenges for the security and economic aspirations of developing states.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction: The South and World Politics The South and the UN, 1945-1965 The Non Aligned Movement and the G77, 1964-1989 The Rise of the New South, 1990-2005 A South of States A South of Regions A South of Peoples Conclusion: One South, Many Souths Appendices Bibliography Index

Author Biography

CHRIS ALDEN is a reader in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. SALLY MORPHET worked in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office for many years on such subjects as Human Rights, Peacekeeping, the Security Council and general UN matters. From 1979 to 2003, representing the UK as a 'Guest Country', she attended all summit meetings of the Non-Aligned movement. Since retiring she has been working freelance. MARCO ANTONIO VIEIRA is a Visiting Lecturer at King's College London, UK. He also teaches International Politics at the European School of Management (ESCP-EAP/London) and in the Department of International Relations at LSE, UK. His current research focuses on the foreign policy of emerging powers, especially Brazil, India and South Africa. He is also interested in the current political rearrangement of North-South and South-South relations and its impact on global governance's structures.