| 中文摘要 | 第4-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-11页 |
| ABBREVIATIONS | 第14-15页 |
| CHAPTER 1– INTRODUCTION | 第15-21页 |
| 1.1 Brazil’s Workers Party and the creation of IBSA | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Research question and main argument | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3 Hypothesis | 第17页 |
| 1.4 Theoretical approach | 第17-18页 |
| 1.5 Methodology | 第18-19页 |
| 1.6 Data collection | 第19页 |
| 1.7 Structure of the thesis | 第19-21页 |
| CHAPTER 2 – THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第21-26页 |
| 2.1 FPA as a Contribution to IR | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 A Theoretical assessment of Middle Powers | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Brazil as a Middle Power | 第23-24页 |
| 2.4 Domestic Factors and Foreign Policy | 第24-25页 |
| 2.5 PT as a Domestic Factor | 第25-26页 |
| CHAPTER 3- SETTING THE STAGE | 第26-42页 |
| 3.1 Putting Brazil in Perspective | 第26-27页 |
| 3.1.1 Brazil: Political System - Itamaraty | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2 Democratic transition in Brazil: from separation to introduction of market economy | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3 The PT and its foreign policy orientation | 第28-33页 |
| 3.4 Brazil before the PT’s government: Cardoso’s presidency and participation ininternational system (1995- 2002) | 第33-36页 |
| 3.5 Time to change: PT government (2003-2010) | 第36-39页 |
| 3.6 South-South Relations and IBSA Dialogue Forum: A Strategic Approach inRepresentation of Developing States | 第39-42页 |
| CHAPTER 4- ASSESSING THE PT’S ROLE IN THE CREATION OF THE IBSAFORUM | 第42-50页 |
| 4.1 From opposition party to government: Making room for PT views | 第42页 |
| 4.2 Changes in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Presidential Staff under the PTGovernment: partisanship and coordination of views | 第42-50页 |
| CHAPTER 5- CONCLUSION | 第50-53页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第53-62页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第62页 |
