Aureo Toledo
I am Associate Professor of International Relations at the Federal University of Uberlândia. I hold a Ph.D. (2012) and an MA (2008) in Political Science from the University of São Paulo. From August 2014 to August 2015, I was a Visting Scholar at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute, University of Manchester. In 2019, I was Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, U.S.
My main areas of interest are: Theories of International Relations, mainly post-structuralist and post-colonial perspectives; Ernesto Laclau’s Discourse Theory and its connections with International Relations Theory; and Peace Studies, with particular attention to conflict resolution and peacebuilding operations.
My main areas of interest are: Theories of International Relations, mainly post-structuralist and post-colonial perspectives; Ernesto Laclau’s Discourse Theory and its connections with International Relations Theory; and Peace Studies, with particular attention to conflict resolution and peacebuilding operations.
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'Failed States' as Colonial Discourse
The article analyses the category of 'failed states' as presented in U.S foreign policy documents produced during George W. Bush's administration (2001-2008) with the purpose of understanding how it was possible to conceive this situation as an event of domestic nature. The hypothesis is that through assumptions based upon rational choice institutionalism, the so-called state failure can be understood as resulting mainly from institutional problems, being judged in light of a Western model of economic and political development. It is an account similar to the idea of Colonial Discourse, as developed by Edward Said and Homi Bhabha, which describes the colonized as a degenerated population whose problems emerge from racial issues that justify conquest and the establishment of administrative systems of control.
Roger Mac Ginty a fim de estabelecer as semelhanças e diferenças entre
suas contribuições. Apesar de serem incluídos na mesma abordagem
de estudos para a paz, os autores apresentam divergências
substanciais. Enquanto John Paul Lederach propõe a Transformação de Conflitos como forma de se alcançar a paz sustentável a partir da agência local, Roger Mac Ginty retoma o conceito de hibridismo para analisar a relação dos agentes locais e internacionais nesse processo.
and executive–legislative studies, the purpose of this article is to
assess the impacts of Afghan budgetary institutions on the
statebuilding project. Two main questions drive the analysis: what
is the nature of the relationship between central government and
subnational units concerning the allocation and distribution of
resources, and – regarding budget preparation – what is the role
played by the legislature? It is argued that beyond Afghanistan’s
dependency on foreign aid to fund ordinary expenditures and
development projects, the presence of a set of budgetary rules
which not only centralizes the preparation and execution of
budget decisions at the expense of provinces but also
marginalizes the legislative involvement in the decision-making
process are two important features that prevent further
development in state capacity and the representative government
mais justo sistema político e econômico, mas também aquele que permite que países desempenhem funções estatais consideradas essenciais de maneira mais eficiente. Como consequência, essa construção de sentidos contribuiu para justificar e normalizar ações controversas de política externa, tais como as invasões do Afeganistão e Iraque.
'Failed States' as Colonial Discourse
The article analyses the category of 'failed states' as presented in U.S foreign policy documents produced during George W. Bush's administration (2001-2008) with the purpose of understanding how it was possible to conceive this situation as an event of domestic nature. The hypothesis is that through assumptions based upon rational choice institutionalism, the so-called state failure can be understood as resulting mainly from institutional problems, being judged in light of a Western model of economic and political development. It is an account similar to the idea of Colonial Discourse, as developed by Edward Said and Homi Bhabha, which describes the colonized as a degenerated population whose problems emerge from racial issues that justify conquest and the establishment of administrative systems of control.
Roger Mac Ginty a fim de estabelecer as semelhanças e diferenças entre
suas contribuições. Apesar de serem incluídos na mesma abordagem
de estudos para a paz, os autores apresentam divergências
substanciais. Enquanto John Paul Lederach propõe a Transformação de Conflitos como forma de se alcançar a paz sustentável a partir da agência local, Roger Mac Ginty retoma o conceito de hibridismo para analisar a relação dos agentes locais e internacionais nesse processo.
and executive–legislative studies, the purpose of this article is to
assess the impacts of Afghan budgetary institutions on the
statebuilding project. Two main questions drive the analysis: what
is the nature of the relationship between central government and
subnational units concerning the allocation and distribution of
resources, and – regarding budget preparation – what is the role
played by the legislature? It is argued that beyond Afghanistan’s
dependency on foreign aid to fund ordinary expenditures and
development projects, the presence of a set of budgetary rules
which not only centralizes the preparation and execution of
budget decisions at the expense of provinces but also
marginalizes the legislative involvement in the decision-making
process are two important features that prevent further
development in state capacity and the representative government
mais justo sistema político e econômico, mas também aquele que permite que países desempenhem funções estatais consideradas essenciais de maneira mais eficiente. Como consequência, essa construção de sentidos contribuiu para justificar e normalizar ações controversas de política externa, tais como as invasões do Afeganistão e Iraque.