Open research questions in Brazilian History and Foreign Policy
78 gap statements mined from Brazilian History and Foreign Policy papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 2,299 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.
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What the literature leaves open
Future research could explore the impact of the First Republic's failure on Portugal's subsequent history. Future research could analyze the similarities and differences between the First Republic and other parliamentary regimes.
There is a lack of research on the development of digital journalism in Brazil. The study identifies a gap in the literature on the historical analysis of digital journalism in Brazil.
Future research should examine the impact of ALBA on the economic and political development of its member countries. The study suggests that further research is needed to analyze the effectiveness of ALBA's approach in promoting regional integration and cooperation. The research highlights the need for further analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing ALBA and its member countries.
The research highlights the need for further analysis of the political and economic aspects of ALBA and its significance in Venezuela's foreign policy.
The lack of understanding of the best path for the Brazilian state to follow for technological innovation; The need for economic investment in the scientific and technological field.
The paper highlights the need for further research on the relationships between historical periods and spatial restructuring. The study suggests that the concept of technical-scientific-informational elements is underexplored in the context of agricultural modernization.
Modernizações da agricultura brasileira no século XXI: a atualidade do pensamento de Milton Santos para compreensão do campo modernizado · 2026 · DOIFuture research could explore the implications of the shift in Brazilian foreign policy towards a more South American-focused approach. The study of the creation of new regional institutions and their impact on the region could be a topic for future research.
A TRANSIÇÃO DO REGIONALISMO LATINO-AMERICANO PARA O SUL-AMERICANO NO DISCURSO DA POLÍTICA EXTERNA BRASILEIRA · 2026 · DOIFuture research could explore the ongoing impact of the region's history on contemporary society. The study suggests that further investigation into the use of enslaved workers and the development of new industries could provide valuable insights.
The study highlights the need for further research into the region's history and its significance.
Future research should focus on the development of Latin America in the post-1945 era. Future research should study the role of the CEPAL in the development of Latin American thought. Future research should analyze the impact of the developmentalism on the politics and economy of Latin America.
The paper highlights the need for a historical analysis of the context in which this developmentalism arose.
There is a gap in the understanding of Um Estadista do Império as a work of political historiography. The book has not been analyzed in its four dimensions.
GRANDEZA E DECADÊNCIA DOS BRASILEIROS: A HISTORIOGRAFIA POLÍTICA DE JOAQUIM NABUCO EM UM ESTADISTA DO IMPÉRIO · 2026 · DOIThe study highlights the need to develop the concept of 'Behemoth transnacional' to understand the second Trump government.
Behemoth transnacional? Conjecturas sobre o segundo governo Trump e suas consequências sobre o Brasil · 2026 · DOIThe study has a small sample size of 20 users. The research is limited to a specific cultural institution in Uberlândia, Brazil.
OuviPsi - Relatório de Ouvidoria Popular - Centro Municipal de Cultura Uberlandia Brasil 2026 1 · 2026 · DOIFurther studies can investigate the effectiveness of the recommended actions in improving the center's accessibility and utilization. Research can explore the applicability of the study's findings to other cultural institutions.
OuviPsi - Relatório de Ouvidoria Popular - Centro Municipal de Cultura Uberlandia Brasil 2026 1 · 2026 · DOIFuture research could explore the relevance of Kafka's work for critical reflections on contemporary capitalism. The study suggests that further analysis of the connection between Kafka's work and the Brazilian left's critical tradition is needed.
The study highlights the need for a critical analysis of Kafka's literature in the context of Brazilian capitalism.
Future research could further analyze the implications of Cardoso's political thought and theory of dependent-associated development for Brazilian sociopolitics. Future research could explore the construction of a project emancipatory, national, and popular. Future research could investigate the role of intellectuals in shaping Brazilian sociopolitics.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso e a marginalização das intepretações críticas, revolucionárias e nacionalistas sobre o Brasil · 2025 · DOIThe paper identifies a need for a systematic analysis of Cardoso's political thought and theory of dependent-associated development.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso e a marginalização das intepretações críticas, revolucionárias e nacionalistas sobre o Brasil · 2025 · DOIAlthough focused on Brazil, this article approaches a gap in the literature about OLPR systems, which are adopted in other aspects of national elections, in places such as Peru and Colombia, and in subnational elections, as in many states from Germany.
THE ELECTORAL CONNECTION IN AN OPEN-LIST PR SYSTEM: INFORMAL CONSTITUENCIES, BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND PUBLIC POLICIES IN RIO DE JANEIRO · 2018 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the tensions of federalism and the face of old/new Brazilian authoritarianism. The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the origins of federalism and its historical specificities in Brazil.
The study identifies a gap in understanding Brazil's relations with the world, particularly in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and changes in Brazilian politics.
Further research could explore the long-term consequences of the resistance of the residents of Rio das Pedras, - The impact of the removal order on the local economy and agriculture could be studied in more…
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the transition from Latin American regionalism to South American regionalism in Brazilian foreign policy discourse.
A TRANSIÇÃO DO REGIONALISMO LATINO-AMERICANO PARA O SUL-AMERICANO NO DISCURSO DA POLÍTICA EXTERNA BRASILEIRA · 2026 · DOILa falta de acceso a archivos diplomáticos primarios es una limitación del estudio. La necesidad de adaptación de la política exterior cubana hacia África ante los desafíos económicos contemporáneos de Cuba y las nuevas configuraciones geopolíticas en África.
Política exterior de Cuba en África: análisis histórico y cooperación internacional (1959-2025) · 2026 · DOI
Most-cited papers in Brazilian History and Foreign Policy
- Rewarding Lula: Executive Power, Social Policy, and the Brazilian Elections of 2006 · Latin American Politics and Society · 2007 · 316 citations
- The Modern State and the Primitive Accumulation of Symbolic Power · American Journal of Sociology · 2005 · 216 citations
- Brazil as an intermediate state and regional power: action, choice and responsibilities · International Affairs · 2006 · 205 citations
- A Leader Without Followers? The Growing Divergence Between the Regional and Global Performance of Brazilian Foreign Policy · Latin American Politics and Society · 2011 · 177 citations
- From "Racial Democracy" to Affirmative Action: Changing State Policy on Race in Brazil · Latin American Research Review · 2004 · 159 citations
- A coordenação federativa no Brasil: a experiência do período FHC e os desafios do governo Lula · Revista de Sociologia e Política · 2005 · 154 citations
- Participatory Budgeting in Porto Alegre: Social Innovation and the Dialectical Relationship of State and Civil Society · Urban Studies · 2005 · 147 citations
- Toward a Dictatorship Over the Poor? · Punishment & Society · 2003 · 143 citations
- Participatory Publics: Civil Society and New Institutions in Democratic Brazil · Comparative Politics · 2004 · 132 citations
- The President's ‘New’ Constituency: Lula and the Pragmatic Vote in Brazil's 2006 Presidential Elections · Journal of Latin American Studies · 2008 · 128 citations
Most recent work
- The Key Architects of Brazil's Foreign Policy and the Quest for Multipolarity Under Lula · Bulletin of Latin American Research · 2026
- Estratégias de inovação de agentes institucionais no contexto da crise econômica de meados da década de 2010 no Brasil · Revista TOMO · 2026
- As diferentes vias de modernização do estruturalismo latino-americano: Estado, mercado e austeridade nas visões de Aníbal Pinto e Osvaldo Sunkel (1970-1990) · História Econômica & História de Empresas · 2026
- A Primeira República Portuguesa e a história · Análise Social · 2026
- The coup d’état of 1964 in Brazil: US employment of indoctrination and psychological warfare against the João Goulart government · Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revue canadienne des études latino-américaines et caraïbes · 2026
- TENSÕES DO FEDERALISMO E A FACE DO VELHO/NOVO AUTORITARISMO BRASILEIRO · PEGADA - A Revista da Geografia do Trabalho · 2026
- Brazilian Workers in the Post-war Era. Continuity and Change in the Struggle for Democracy and Social Rights · Moving the Social · 2026
- An opportunity missed: the attempts to establish ties between Uruguay and the People’s Republic of China, 1955–6 · Cold War History · 2026
- BRASIL E O MUNDO · Espirales - revista para a integração da América Latina e Caribe · 2026
- Três décadas de jornalismo digital no Brasil · Dispositiva · 2026
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