The role of brics in china's rise within the capitalist world-economy: international consensus as a prerequisite for hegemony

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2177-5230.2025.e108409

Keywords:

China, BRICS, Foreign Policy, Political Economy, Developing Countries

Abstract

This research investigates how BRICS accommodates Chinese interests within the capitalist world-economy. The aim is to analyse how BRICS may contribute to a potential forthcoming Systemic Cycle of Accumulation led by China. The study examines BRICS Summit Declarations, China’s Five-Year Plans, and the Reports of the Communist Party of China Congress released since 2011. The hypothesis is that, through BRICS, China builds international consensus, an essential element of hegemony. The group strengthens Chinese foreign policy by projecting the image of a developing country concerned with the periphery and willing to take on a more active role in global governance. In this process, China provides international public goods such as economic stability, security, environmental protection, and infrastructure.

Author Biographies

Ester Gruppelli Kurz, Federal University of Santa Catarina

PhD candidate in International Relations at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), with a Master's degree in Political Science and a Bachelor's degree in International Relations, both from the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel). Currently a member of the Research Group on Economy, Politics, and International Development (EPDI) and the Research Group on the Political Economy of World-Systems (GPEPSM).

William Daldegan, Federal University of Pelotas

Doutor em Relações Internacionais pelo Programa San Tiago Dantas (UNESP, UNICAMP, PUC-SP). Professor e pesquisador no curso de Relações Internacionais e no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel). Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa Economia, Política e Desenvolvimento Internacional (EPDI – UFPel).

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