Some theoretical and methodological contributions by Amado Luiz Cervo at the study of international relations in Brazil and Latin America

Abstract

The article presents the work of Professor Amado Luiz Cervo, citing his works on research methodology, history of Brazilian and Latin American international relations and his theoretical-methodological contributions to the study of international relations and foreign policy. Preferential and specific attention is given to the professor's contributions to the development of original theoretical and analytical thinking, which is specific to Latin America, through the elaboration of concepts and categories. Professor Cervo's work on the formulation of a regional and Brazilian thought to study international insertion, together with other Latin American professors, has contrasted the dominant vision of Anglo-Saxon thought with the elaboration of the region to understand the specificity of our region's international relations based on the conditions derived from the historical-structural characteristics of Latin America's international insertion. After presenting its work methodology, the text analyzes some of the most important conceptual contributions, including the formulation of paradigms and concepts, highlighting their application and influence on other communities of thought in South America.