ABSTRACT With four out of the five BRICS members belonging to what has been referred to as the global South, it was believed that this would stimulate south to south cooperation. It was seen as a given. Although birthed in the Cold War by the Non-aligned Movement, South to South cooperation has experienced different dynamics in the post-Cold War era. In the current globalising world, countries face different challenges and define their interests differently. Thus, this article sets out to examine whether South Africa and Brazil’s membership of BRICS has fostered south to south cooperation. The study uses mixed methods with quantitative indicators like foreign direct investment (inward and outward) and trade volume (import and export) before and after the countries joined BRICS. Qualitative data were drawn from key informer interviews and the literature. The study found that Brazil and South Africa perceive their membership of BRICS differently. Although South Africa has invested heavily in African countries and fostered dialogue between BRICS and its regional states, Brazil has pursued a more internationalist approach in an attempt to win over allies in the Global North and, in the final analysis, has not strongly fostered South to South cooperation.

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参与金砖国家是否促进南南合作？巴西、南非和全球南方

摘要 金砖国家五分之四属于所谓的“全球南方”，据信这将促进南南合作。它被视为理所当然。南南合作虽然诞生于冷战时期的不结盟运动，但在后冷战时代经历了不同的动态。在当今全球化的世界中，各国面临的挑战不同，利益定位也不同。因此，本文着手考察南非和巴西加入金砖国家是否促进了南南合作。该研究采用混合方法，并结合国家加入金砖国家前后的外国直接投资（对内和对外）和贸易量（进出口）等量化指标。定性数据来自关键知情人访谈和文献。研究发现，巴西和南非对其金砖国家成员身份的看法不同。尽管南非对非洲国家进行了大量投资，并促进了金砖国家与其地区国家之间的对话，但巴西采取了更加国际化的方式来争取全球北方的盟友，归根结底，并没有大力促进南方与其他国家的对话。南方合作。