EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 41: Reading Recommendations
Mar 3, 2026
Nicolás M. Perrone, scholar of international relations focused on trade and Global South perspectives, recommends readings on WTO narratives and Global South trade reforms. Michelle Ratton Sanchez, Brazilian international law expert on Latin American foreign policy, suggests works on Brazil’s policy shifts and the documentary Fading Sky. They highlight books and films that trace political, economic and ecological transformations.
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Brazil's Diversification Strategy For Autonomy
- Brazil's foreign policy under Lula seeks autonomy through diversification rather than securitized hedging language.
- Tulo Vigiovanni and Gabriel Sepadoni's article frames this shift and remains a useful 2007 reference for longer intellectual and institutional traditions.
Watch Fading Sky To See Extractivism's Costs
- Watch Fading Sky to reflect on human and ecological costs of extractive development and imagine alternative cosmologies.
- The film illustrates why technological progress and economic debates must prioritize human dignity and ecological balance.
WTO Decline Linked To Shifting Poverty Narratives
- Amrita Narlikar's 2020 book links WTO decline to shifting narratives about poverty used by developing and powerful states.
- She shows how using poverty language allowed developing countries to advance agendas until major powers co-opted that framing.
