This briefing focuses on the centralization of social participation as an essential component for the achievement of development objectives, broadly understood as “an organized intervention in collective issues according to...
This glossary seeks to clarify key concepts in the field of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) by briefly introducing some theories, approaches, techniques, methods and methodologies for the implementation and follow-up...
According to the World Bank (1996, p. 6), “articipation is a process by which stakeholders influence and share control over development initiatives and the decisions and resources that affect them”....
Why bother with emerging middle powers when most of the international discussion since Donald Trump took office for the second time is dominated by the great-power politics of the United...
The various models of a country's development are at the heart of the interdisciplinary debate shaping Brazil’s current reality. However, much is lost due to opinions driven by love or...
In partnership with PUC-Rio, iCS was invited to participate in a professional practice course with students from the Professional Master's in Analysis and Management of International Policies: Conflict Resolution and...
The foreign policy of Lula's third government is marked by three intertwined priorities: regional integration, reassessment of global geopolitical balances, and the search for new economic partners....
The report is based on research conducted with nearly one thousand policymakers and scholars of foreign policy from Brazil, Germany, India, and South Africa....
MAPI, the professional master's program of IRI/PUC-Rio, has published a capstone titled "BRICS and Climate: Challenges and Perspectives in Global Governance", in partnership with the Climate and Society Institute (iCS),...
The BRICS Policy Center has just published its first newsletter of 2025, providing an overview of our main activities, publications, events, and other significant participations in January and February....