Capturing the spirit of a decade (2001-2006) -- The financial crisis, contested legitimacy and the genesis of intra-BRICs cooperation (2006-2008) -- From Yekaterinburg to Brasília : the new epicenter of world politics? (2009-2010) -- Enter South Africa: from BRICs to BRICS -- The hidden world...

This book examines the direction of the BRICS association. Beginning with historical analyses of the broader Global South and the fundamental composition of the BRICS countries and then moving on to present trends, The BRICS Order evaluates the variables that will influence the association's...

"The rise of emerging or new powers has recently become one of the most researched areas in International Relations. While most studies focus on relations between traditional and emerging powers, this edited collection turns the focus 180 degrees and asks how countries outside these two power...