Perceptions, identities and interests in South-South cooperation: the cases of Chile, Venezuela and Brazil

Abstract

--The relevance acquired in recent years by South-South co-operation seems to be connected with deeper structural transformations occurring in the international system. However, the variety of co-operation models promoted by new providers in the South requires the identification of complementary factors to help explain current patterns. A set of socio-cognitive elements, related to each country s perceptions, identities and interests, can yield greater understanding of the variety of South-South co-operation models. Such an approach is here applied to the cases of Chile, Venezuela and Brazil three important providers from the South in order to explore their different co-operation models.