International Relations Theory in Brazil: trends and challenges in teaching and research

Barasuol, Fernanda; Silva, André Reis da

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Articles • Rev. bras. polít. int. 59 (2) • 2016 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7329201600205 copy

International Relations Theory in Brazil: trends and challenges in teaching and research

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

Abstract

This article presents a preliminary analysis of the teaching of International Relations Theory (IRT) and the use of theory in Brazilian academic research. We evaluate the teaching of IRT by analyzing courses' curricula and syllabi. Our analysis of the use of IRT in Brazilian research is based on Doctoral dissertations, CNPq-funded technical reports and papers published in Brazilian journals.

Keywords:
International Relations Theory; International Relations teaching; Research; knowledge production; Brazil

University	Degree	Level	Year Created
University of Brasilia (UnB)	International Relations	M D	1985 and 2002
Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)	International Relations	M D	1987 and 2001
University of São Paulo (USP)	International Relations	M D	2002 and 2008
São Paulo State University (UNESP), Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC SP) and University of Campinas (UNICAMP) - San Tiago Dantas	International Relations	M D	2003 and 2011
Rio de Janeiro University Institute of Research (IUPERJ)	Political Science and International Relations	M D	2011
Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC)	International Relations	M	2011
Federal Fluminense University (UFF)	Strategic and Defense Studies	M	2008
Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ)	International Relations	M	2008
State University of Paraíba (UEPB)	International Relations	M	2009
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)	International Strategic Studies	M D	2011
Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC MG)	International Relations	M D	2007 and 2011
Federal University of Latin-American Integration (UNILA)	Contemporary Latin-American Integration	M	2014
Federal University of Bahia (UFBA)	International Relations	M	2014
Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU)	International Relations	M	2015

	Dissertations	CNPq Technical Reports	Journals	Total
Realism	9%	0%	9%	8%
Liberalism	17%	8%	10%	11%
Constructivism	17%	0%	12%	12%
English School	6%	0%	6%	6%
Marxism	0%	0%	0%	0%
Feminism	3%	0%	0%	1%
Critical Theory	6%	0%	2%	3%
Post Modernism	0%	0%	2%	1%
Latin-American Thought	9%	0%	3%	4%
Copenhagen School	11%	0%	2%	4%
Other	48%	58%	26%	33%
None	14%	33%	44%	37%
More than one	31%	0%	11%	34%

	Total	Total with theory	TRIP
Realism	8%	13%	14%
Liberalism	11%	18%	13%
Constructivism	12%	19%	20%
English School	6%	9%	9%
Marxism	0%	0%	8%
Feminism	1%	1%	1%
Other	45%	51%	16%
Non-paradigmatic	x	X	19%
None	37%	X	X

Degrees (BA, MA or PhD) in IR	% of Total Authors	Use Theory	Do not use theory
No degree in IR	49%	37%	62%
One or more degree in IR	23%	31%	15%
Two or more degrees in IR	27%	31%	23%
Total	100	100	100

	Teaching	Research
Realism	29%	13%
Liberalism	24%	18%
Constructivism	9%	19%
English School	8%	9%
Marxism	9%	0%
Feminism	4%	1%
Others	22%	51%

Centro de Estudos Globais da Universidade de Brasília Centro de Estudos Globais, Instituto de Relações Internacionais, Universidade de Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília - DF - 70910-900 - Brazil, Tel.: + 55 61 31073651 - Brasília - DF - Brazil
E-mail: rbpi@unb.br

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[TFN1] Source: Authors' own elaboration based on data provided by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and by the mentioned universities.

[TFN2] Notes: M corresponds to Masters and D to PhD. For IUPERJ we considered the dates of reopening after the restructuration process.

Realism	17%
Liberalism	11%
Neorealism	12%
Neoliberalism	13%
Constructivism	9%
English School	8%
Marxism	9%
Feminism	4%
Critical Theory	5%
Post-modernism	5%
Latin American Thought	2%
Other	5%