Table Of ContentRethinking Global  
Democracy in Brazil
Rethinking Global 
Democracy in Brazil
Markus Fraundorfer
University of São Paulo
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Contents
Acknowledgements  ix
Abbreviations  xiii
1  Introduction  1
  New Realities, Old Structures  1
  Old Structures, Undemocratic Structures  2
  Brazil: A Laboratory for Democratic Experiments  
  in the Tropics  6
  Organisation of the Book  12
2  Democratising Global Governance  17
  The Peculiarities of the Global Governance System  18
  Ideal Types of a Democratic Global Order  22
  Promoting Democratic Practices in Global Governance  
  as People-Power  29
  The Theoretical Framework: Three Indicators  
  of People-Power  36
3  Brazil and the Purchase of Drugs  59
  The Brazilian Way of Tackling HIV/AIDS  60
  The Creation of UNITAID: One for All, All for One  63
  Democratic Practices at UNITAID  73
4  Brazil and Food Security  85
Brazil’s National Food Security and Nutrition Framework  86
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viii  Contents
The Reform of the Committee on World  
  Food Security: New Beginnings  90
  Democratic Practices in the Committee on World  
  Food Security  109
5  Brazil and Open Government  127
The Participatory Budgeting Programmes  128
The Open Government Partnership: A New Paradigm?  132
Democratic Practices in the Open  
  Government Partnership  148
6  Brazil and Internet Governance  161
  The Regulatory Framework for the Internet  162
  The NETmundial Meeting: A New Point of Departure  
  in Global Internet Governance  165
  Democratic Practices during the NETmundial Meeting  172
7  Conclusion  183
  Rethinking Global Democracy in Brazil  183
  A Pattern Emerges  186
  Brazil’s Future Role in Global Democracy  195
Interviews  201
Bibliography  203
Index  227
Acknowledgements
The initial idea for this book started to take shape when I lived in Brazil for 
the first time (in the academic year of 2012–2013 in Rio de Janeiro and Bra-
sília). That period provided me with the possibility to see the field of inter-
national relations (IR), and life in general, in an entirely different light from 
what I was used to in Europe. These new angles, perspectives and experiences 
gradually shifted my Eurocentric worldview and a particular Eurocentric idea 
of IR I had harboured due to my academic education and life experiences in 
Europe. These new angles and perspectives further matured into a book proj-
ect when I returned to Brazil in 2014, where I started as a research fellow at 
the University of São Paulo, Institute of International Relations.
I profoundly thank the São Paulo Research Agency (FAPESP), which sup-
ported my book project through a generous scholarship (2014/18584–1). The 
research and writing process of the book took place at two institutions, first 
and foremost at the University of São Paulo and, for a five-month research 
stay, at the University of Edinburgh. The University of São Paulo, with its 
tropical campus, provided an idyllic oasis, replete with the most exotic and 
outlandish plants and trees, distant from the hustle and bustle of the city of 
São Paulo. In the midst of this green and tropical campus lies the Institute of 
International Relations. Here, I particularly thank João Paulo Cândia Veiga 
for establishing the initial contact, supporting me with the scholarship appli-
cation and other academic and administrative issues. João Paulo has been 
a great supporter of my ideas from the very beginning. I also thank Janina 
Onuki and Amâncio Jorge de Oliveira for their more general support in my 
research and teaching activities at the institute. I also thank the research-
ers of the Study Centre of International Negotiations (CAENI – Centro de 
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