Ups and downs of Argentinean foreign policy in democracy (1983-2013). The impact of domestic constraints

Authors

  • Anabella Busso Universidad Nacional de Rosario

Abstract

The current institutional stability in Argentina since late 1983 did not bring a favorable scenario for foreign policy continuity. Therefore, thispaper argues that without dismissing the impact of external constraints, the ups and downs of Argentinean foreign policy can be explained mostly by domestic causes, among them: the political and economic crises, tensions among different economic development models –and their respective strategies for international insertion– and diverse understandings of democracy. Consequently, we analyze the impact of those causes on foreign policy.

Keywords:

foreign policy, Argentina, domestic conditions, democracy, development model

Author Biography

Anabella Busso, Universidad Nacional de Rosario

Profesora titular de política internacional y política internacional latinoamericana de la Facultad de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad de Rosario, Argentina; Directora del Instituto de Investigaciones de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario; investigadora adjunta del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONYCET) y del Centro de Estudios en Relaciones Internacionales de Rosario (CERIR).