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| Author(s): |
Jonathan de Araújo de Assis
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | Marília. 2022-03-16. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências. Marília |
| Defense date: | 2022-02-18 |
| Advisor: | Héctor Luis Saint Pierre |
| Abstract | |
Typically, technology is contextualized as an external factor, represented as a residual variable for the explanation of structural and procedural changes at the international level by most of the literature in the field of International Relations (IR). In contrast, we argue that technology should be considered as a central dimension in the analysis of international dynamics, in view of the way it intertwines the system and its units in dense socio-technical systems, in addition to being molded by and mold those components. In view of the above, we question what factors motivates the demand pattern for military technology in South American countries, and how does this technology relate to the strategic autonomy of these countries? Our hypothesis, based on the intersection of different dimensions relevant to the subject, indicates that military demand in South American countries, guided by the attribution of efficient competence to armaments, mystifies values and social relations embedded in technological design of these artifacts and reinforces strategic dependence conditions. Therefore, we will analyse the arms transfers carried out by Brazil over the period from 2005 to 2015, in view of the country's representative percentage in the total volume of arms transfers in the region during the period under study. In order to provide our hypothesis an empirical basis, we sought to understand Brazilian military personnel’s perception on military technology, based on content analysis of dissertations produced within the scope of higher military education institutions. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/25694-6 - The strategic autonomy and the military technology fetishism in the periphery of the international system |
| Grantee: | Jonathan de Araujo de Assis |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct) |