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Adriana Erthal Abdenur (PhD Princeton, AB Harvard) is a professor at the Institute of International Relations at the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). Her research focuses on the role of rising powers, especially Brazil and China, in international relations and development.  Recent publications include articles in the journals Third World Quarterly, Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, IDS Bulletin, Africa Review, and Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional, as well as policy papers for the Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Center (NOREF), the Wilson Center, NUPI, and Chr. Michelsen Institute. She can be contacted at abdenur@puc-rio.br.

Abdenur's 2014-16 CPD Research Fellowship project is titled, South-South Relations and Public Diplomacy: Brazil’s Development Cooperation in Africa.

Recent Publications:

ABDENUR, A. E. (2014) "China and the BRICS Development Bank: Legitimacy and Multilateralism in South-South Cooperation." IDS Bulletin 45:4, pp. 85-101.

ABDENUR, A. E.; SOUZA NETO, D. M. (2014) "Rising Powers and the Security–Development Nexus: Brazil's Engagement with Guinea-Bissau" Journal of Peacebuilding & Development 9:2, 1-16.

ABDENUR, A. E. ; FONSECA, J. M. (2013) "The North s Growing Role in South-South Cooperation: keeping the foothold." Third World Quarterly 34, p. 1475-1491.

ABDENUR, A. E.; SOUZA NETO, D. M. (2013) "Brazil's Development Cooperation with Africa: What Role for Democracy and Human Rights?" Sur: International Journal of Human Rights 10:19, 17-36.

ABDENUR, A. E. ; SOUZA NETO, D. M. (2013) "South−South cooperation and democracy in Africa: Brazil's role in Guinea-Bissau." Africa Review 5, p. 104-117.

In The News:

October 17, 2014 - CPD Announces CPD Research Fellows for the 2014-2016 term.