Leiza Brumat
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Leiza Brumat
@leizabrumat.bsky.social
Between South America and Europe. Senior Researcher
@Eurac - associated @UNUCRIS - IR, migration governance and regionalism - Usual disclaimers
Why and how does the region both consolidate and undermine the LIO through regionalism?
We dig into migration + election monitoring to find out.
👉 cris.unu.edu/south-americ...

#SouthAmerica #LIO #Regionalism
South American Regionalism and the Liberal International Order: An Ambivalent Relationship
cris.unu.edu
July 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This research sheds light on the complex coexistence of liberal and illiberal tendencies in South American regionalism and contributes to broader debates on contestation in the Global South.
The Ambivalent Relationship between South America and the Liberal International Order: Regional Counter-institutionalization in the Fields of Migration and Election Monitoring | Latin American Politic...
The Ambivalent Relationship between South America and the Liberal International Order: Regional Counter-institutionalization in the Fields of Migration and Election Monitoring
www.cambridge.org
March 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
🔍 Key takeaways:

✅ Migration: Counter-institutionalization reinforced the LIO.

✅ Election monitoring: Counter-institutionalization weakened the LIO.

✅ Why? The outcomes depended on who led the process (leadership) and why they contested existing norms (source of dissatisfaction).
March 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The chapter is part of my research project POLIM, funded by the Province of Bolzano/Bozen which was done at @euracminorities.bsky.social and Eurac's Centre for Migration and Diversity
February 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The chapter is available here link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... - otherwise write to us and we send it to you :)
Check out the whole Handbook on EU-Latin America relations amazingly edited by @jasanahuja.bsky.social and Jorge Domínguez
EU-Latin America Relations: Analyzing the Dynamics of Bi-regional Migration Governance
Who are the main actors that lead the EU-Latin America interregional agenda in human mobility? What are their interests? What are the main patterns of interaction between them? This chapter addresses ...
link.springer.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
- We find relevant subregional differences between Central American and Caribbean countries, whose interests in the migration agenda are centered around relations with the US, and South American countries, with stronger interdependencies with the EU
February 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
- Latin America’s ambivalence between alignment with and resistance to EU proposals and

- EU’s interest in irregular migration, returns, and security issues
February 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM