BRICS and Global Governance Global Governance Series

The past few decades have witnessed the development of an increasingly globalised and multipolar world order, in which the demand for multilateralism becomes ever more pronounced. The BRICS group established in 2009, has evolved into a plurilateral summit institution recognized both by sceptics and proponents as a major participant in the international system.

Addressing the BRICS?s role in global governance, this book critically examines the club?s birth and evolution, mechanisms of inter-BRICS cooperation, its agenda priorities, BRICS countries? interests, decisions made by members, their collective and individual compliance with the agreed commitments, and the patterns of BRICS engagement with other international institutions. This volume advances the current state of knowledge on global governance architecture, the BRICS role in this system, and the benefits it has provided and can provide for world order.

This book will interest scholars and graduate students who are researching the rise and role of emerging powers, global governance, China and India?s approach to global order and relationship with the United States, Great Power politics, democratization as a foreign policy strategy, realist theory-building and hegemonic transitions, and the (crisis of) liberal world order.

Part I: Introduction 1 The Rise of New Institutions Part II: The Evolving Institutional Identity of The BRICS 2 Explaining the Solid, Strengthening Success of the BRICS Summit 3 BRICS Engagement with International Institutions for Better Governance 4 Political Dynamics within the BRICS in the Context of Multilayered Global Governance Part III: The BRICS Contribution to Global Governance 5 The New Development Bank in Global Finance and Economic Architecture 6 BRICS Financial and Payment Arrangements: A Locus of Intra-Group Trade Development 7 The BRICS Security Agenda: Russia’s Approach and the Outcomes of the Ufa Summit 8 BRICS and Non-traditional Security 9 Prospects for Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation among the BRICS Members Part IV: BRICS Interests and Priorities for Cooperation 10 BRICS for Better Global Governance: A Russian Perspective 11 The BRICS Agenda in the Asia-Pacific Region 12 South Africa in BRICS: Last But Not Least 13 BRICS Regional Policy in Africa Part V: Conclusion 14 Looking into the Future of the BRICS

Marina Larionova, Center for International Institutions Research (CIIR), Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA).

John J. Kirton, Munk School of Global Affairs, Trinity College, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto.