Latin American theories in International Relations looks to Antarctica (and vice versa)

• Main Authors: Lorenzo, Cristian A., Seitz, Ana Emerica, Estenssoro Saavedra, Fernando
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• Subjects: Geopolitics; Knowledge; Latin America; Antarctica; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.9; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Austral; Argentina; Saavedra; Seitz; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; SCAR; Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/204254

The Antarctic Treaty System is dealing with several threats, such as the impacts of climate change, pollution, biopiracy, biological invasions, the increasing footprint of human activity, and global power shifts. Within this context, it is worth reflecting on the contributions of social science theories to the comprehension of such contemporary dilemmas for Antarctic policy-makers. Assuming that knowledge production is always situated, this paper explores Latin American theories in International Relations (IR) on Antarctica. The results show their view about the role that Latin America plays in world politics, and concerning Antarctica, different views about the demands for the exploitation of resources, the question of sovereignty, the future of the White Continent, and the Antarctic Treaty System. This paper concludes with some remarks about the contribution of such theories to the comprehension of the politics of Antarctica and highlights how these theories are elaborated in the context of new Antarctic dilemmas. Fil: Lorenzo, Cristian A. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego; Argentina Fil: Seitz, Ana Emerica. Universidad del Salvador. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Estenssoro Saavedra, Fernando. Universidad de Santiago de Chile; Chile SCAR 2020 Antarctic Science - Global Connections Hobart Australia Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research