Sebastian Raedler

Dr. Oliver Stuenkel
[email protected]
www.postwesternworld.com
Current Positions
Since 2011
Assistant Professor, Center for International Relations, School of History and the Social
Sciences (CPDOC), Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), São Paulo (Brazil)
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Since 2009
Coordinator of the Executive Masters in International Relations, to open at the São Paulo
campus in January 2012
Coordinator of the research project “The foreign policies of rising powers – Brazil, India
and China”
Coordinator of the research project “Global Governance in the 21st century”
Coordinator of undergraduate studies in international relations at the São Paulo campus
Courses taught this semester: “Brazilian Foreign Policy” (undergraduate level, in
Portuguese) and “Comparative Foreign Policy” (undergraduate level, in English)
Non-Resident Fellow, Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI), Berlin (Germany)
Research Focus
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Brazil’s, India’s and China’s foreign policy
Political risk analysis in emerging markets
China- India- Brazil relations
International institutions, global governance and global order
Emerging powers in the context of nuclear proliferation, development aid and regional
trade blocs
Non-Western International Relations Theories
Policy Research and Teaching Experience
Feb 2010June 2011
Visiting Professor, Institute for International Relations, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo
(Brazil)
 Courses taught: “Emerging Powers and Global Governance” (undergraduate level, in
Portuguese – Spring Semester 2010, Spring Semester 2011)
 Research Project: “Emerging Powers and Global Governance” (April 2010- June 2011), with
included 2 workshops and publication of 4 papers in peer-reviewed academic journals
(project financed by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Brazil)
 Research Project on India’s policy towards development aid, climate change and nuclear
non-proliferation
 Presentations on emerging powers and global governance to undergraduate students of
economics, management and accounting (Department of Economics and Business
Administration)
Jan-Feb 2011
Visiting Professor, Center for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament (CIPOD),
School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi (India)
 Research Project on India’s policy towards development aid, climate change and nuclear
non-proliferation
 Lectures on Brazil, India and Global Governance at JNU and IDSA (Insistitute for Defense
Studies and Analyses)
Jun-Dec 2009 Visiting Fellow, Center for the Studies of Public Leadership (CLP), São Paulo (Brazil)
 Research on Brazilian foreign policy
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2004-2005
Development of a leadership seminar for Brazilian policy makers
Publication of foreign policy op-eds in newspapers
Researcher (part time), Mercosur Secretariat, Montevideo (Uruguay)
 Conducted survey of mid-sized companies that sought to internationalize within Mercosur
 Wrote case study on Brazil’s regional foreign policy “Why Mercosur cannot imitate the EU”
Jul- Aug 2004 Research Assistant, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Brussels (Belgium)
 Conducted research for book on Turkey’s EU accession, supported publication & conference
Education
2008 - 2011
University Duisburg-Essen (Germany)
PhD in Political Science
 Thesis Director: Prof. Messner (Director of the German Development Institute)
 Grade: Magna cum laude (equiv. to A+)
2005 - 2007
Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government (USA)
Master in Public Policy
 Focus on international relations
2003 – 2005
University of Valencia (Spain)
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (Graduado en Direccion de Empresas)
 Joint Double-Diploma Program with the University of Applied Sciences, Bremen
 Focus on international relations and political economy
2001 – 2003
University of Applied Sciences, Bremen (Germany)
Bachelor of Arts in International Management (Diplom-Betriebswirt, FH)
 Joint Double-Diploma Program with the University of Valencia
 Focus on international relations and political economy
Consulting and Field Work Experience
Since 2009
Policy advisor
 Consult national and international organizations in the public and private sector and
political actors on political risk and long-term political and economic trends (last
testimonial to Brazil’s Senatorial Committee on External Relations and National Defense:
May 2011)
2007-2008
Consultant, Solon Management Consulting (Munich, Germany, and Budapest, Hungary)
 Consulted private and public telecommunication and media companies on restructuring,
strategy and privatization issues; projects in Ukraine, Germany, Kazakhstan and Russia
Jul- Sep 2006
Consultant, German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), (Suva, Fiji Islands)
 Promoted development of business relationships between native Fijian villagers (Christian)
and Indo-Fijian traders (Hindu and Muslim) to decrease ethnic tensions in region
May- Jul 2006 Highschool Teacher, The Learning Foundation (Rajasthan, India)
 Taught English, Geography and History to children in low-income rural region
Feb- Sep 2003 Trainee, Vallourec Mannesmann do Brasil S.A. (Steel Manufacturer), (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
 Analyzed Brazilian automobile market and created demand projection
Languages
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Portuguese: Fluent (written and spoken)
English: Fluent (written and spoken)
German: Fluent (written and spoken)
Spanish: Fluent (written and spoken)
French: Fluent (written and spoken)
Italian: Fluent (spoken), Advanced (written)
Dutch: Fluent (spoken), Intermediate (written)
Hindi: Advanced (written and spoken)
Urdu: Intermediate (spoken), Basic (Written)
Publications
Current publication projects
Articles
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What does India think? – An analysis of international relations theories in India (to be submitted to the
India Review in May 2011)
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Rising Powers and Westphalia: The case of Afghanistan - This paper seeks to understand how Brazil,
India and China have viewed concepts such as sovereignty, intervention and state-building to shed,
using the example of the Afghanistan war, light on implications for global security arrangements.
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Towards as Post-Western World? The case of Brazil, India and the NPT (submitted to the India
Quarterly in December 2010)
Book chapters
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India’s peacekeepers: Global leadership? Part of IPEA publication on Rising Powers and Global
Challenges, to be published in December 2011
Book projects
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Brazil and India: Facing liberal order (adaptation of doctoral thesis)
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The history of Brazil- India relations
Academic articles
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Potências Emergentes e a Promoção da Democracia. (Interesse Nacional, Edição No. 15, OutubroNovembero 2011)
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Identity, Status, and the Concept of the West: The case of Brazil and India. Revista Brasileira de Política
Internacional (RBPI) / Brazilian Journal of International Politics, Volume 54, n.1, 2011
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Identidade, status e instituições internacionais: O caso de Brasil, Índia e do Tratado de NãoProliferação, Contexto Internacional, Volume 32, No. 2, July / December 2010
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Brasilien nach Lula, Analysen & Argumente, April 2011, Ausgabe 92, Seite 2; co-authored with Peter
Fischer-Bollin
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Rising powers and the future of democracy promotion: the case of Brazil and India; co-authored with
Jabin T. Jacob. Portuguese Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 4, 2011
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Leading the disenfranchised or joining the establishment? India, Brazil, and the UN Security Council
(Carta Internacional, Vol. 5, No.1, pp.53, 2010)
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The case for stronger Brazil-India relations (India Foreign Affairs Journal, Vo. 5 No.3, July- September
2010)
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O argumento em prol do fortalecimento das relações entre o Brasil e a Índia (Política Externa, Vol. 19,
No. 3, published December 2010)
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Strategic international threats surrounding Brazil (Konrad Adenauer Foundation, KAS International
October 2010)
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Internationale strategische Bedrohungen für Brasilien (Konrad Adenauer Foundation, KAS International,
October 2010)
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Responding to Global Development Challenges: Views from Brazil and India (Discussion Paper, German
Development Institute, September 2010)
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‫( هدف برزيل از توافق اخير با ايران خودنمايي به عنوان يك قدرت جهاني بود‬the Al-Jazeera Center for Studies, Qatar,
June 2010)
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More than a dream? Obama’s vision of a nuclear arms-free world (Konrad Adenauer Foundation, KAS
International, June 2009)
Book Reviews
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"New Powers. How to become one and how to manage them - Resenha" Boletim Meridiano 47, 124
(Março-Abril - 2011)
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"How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the next Renaissance- resenha" Boletim Meridiano 47, 123
(Janeiro-Fevereiro - 2011)
Non-academic publications, interviews and policy briefs
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Emergentes vivem crise de identidade. Interview with O Estado de São Paulo (Brazil), October 7, 2011
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ONU ainda tenta definir terrorismo. Interview with O Globo (Brazil), September 12, 2011
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China sai vencedora, mas futuro é incerto. Interview with Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), September 6,
2011
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Greve de fome na Índia e o combate à corrupção. Interview with Rádio CBN-SP (Brazil) August 27, 2011
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Reação do povo indiano frente a uma série de escândalos de corrupção no governo. Interview Rádio
CBN – RJ (Brazil), August 26, 2011
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West and the Rest. Times of India (India), August 23, 2011
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Os doadores emergentes e o futuro do regime da assistência econômica. Prisma Consultoria
Internacional (Brazil), June 13, 2011
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Brésil/Cuba: copains d’avant, ennemis de demain? Alternatives Internationales (France) n° 051, June
2011
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Brasil necesita lanzar una ofensiva de “encanto” dentro de la región. Asuntos Del Sur (Argentina), June
10, 2011
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Competição mundial por talentos deve aumentar. Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), June 3, 2011
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O que eles sabem sobre o Brasil (que você não sabe). Interview with Época Negócios (Brazil), June 2011
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Can France's Christine Lagarde get Brazil's support for her IMF bid? Interview with The Christian Science
Monitor (USA), May 31 2011
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Uma chance de mudar o FMI, O Globo (Brazil), May 21, 2011; co-authored with Thorsten Benner
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Um balanço da viagem de Dilma à China. Interview with Rádio do Estado de S. Paulo (Brazil), April 16,
2011
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Global Insider: Brazil- India relations. Interview with the Editor of the World Politics Review (WPR)
(USA), March 23, 2011
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High hopes for Obama’s Latin America swing. Interview with the Christian Science Monitor (USA),
March 19, 2011
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Dilma Rousseff and Brazil’s foreign policy: big shoes to fill, IPRIS Lusophone Countries Bulletin
(Portugal) 15 January 2011
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BRIC a convenient illusion, not an alliance, Global Times (China), December 9, 2010
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Peace prize distances West from China, Interview with the Global Times (China), December 7, 2010
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БРИК – убедительный вымысел, а не долгосрочный союз, ИноСМИ (Russia), November 28, 2010
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O Brasil deve mudar sua relação com o FMI, Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), November 20, 2010
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Turkey must reach out to Brazil’s new leader, Today’s Zaman (Turkey), November 10, 2010
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Indo-US ties: Looking back in time, Deccan Chronicle (India), November 5, 2010
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Colonial cousins: The Making of a Fruitful India-Brazil relationship, Pragati (India), November 1, 2010
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巴西第一位女总统迪尔玛·罗塞夫, Interview to Sanlian Lifeweek Magazine (China), October 31, 2010
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A ilusão do Bric, O Globo (Brazil), October 27, 2010
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Meet Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s Next President, The Asian Age (India), October 23, 2010
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Brazil should act on nuclear transparency, World Politics Review (USA), October 20, 2010
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South Africa must woo Lula’s successor, Mail and Guardian (South Africa), October 1, 2010
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Why Brazil matters, Times of India (India), October 1, 2010
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Tell a better story, The Asian Age (India), September 27, 2010
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Índia, muito prazer, Brasil. Correio Braziliense (Brazil), September 12, 2010
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Future Indian leader deserves more attention, Global Post (China), September 1, 2010
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Global Insider: Intra-BRIC relations. Interview with the editor of World Politics Review (WPR), June 30,
2010
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Resetting Europe’s India Strategy, EU Observer (Belgium), May 12, 2010
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Relations with the IMF: Brazil and India must let go of the past, The Statesman (India), December 16,
2009
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G8 needs a seismic shakeup, Mail and Guardian (South Africa), July 15, 2009
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G8: Make it 13, Today’s Zaman (Turkey), July 4, 2009
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G8: Porque não G14?, Valor Econômico (Brazil) June 29, 2009
Awards and Scholarships
2005- 2007
2005
2003
McCloy Scholarship (Full Harvard Scholarship, German National Academic Foundation)
Fulbright Scholarship (For graduate studies in the US; declined for McCloy Scholarship)
AIESEC/ DAAD Scholarship (for traineeship in Brazil)