The Brics: a Major Participant in the Multipolar World Order

• Author: E. Gladun
• Position: Tyumen State University (Tyumen, Russia)
• Pages: 169-177

BRICS LAW JOURNAL Volume V (2018) Issue 1

BOOK REVIEW NOTES

THE BRIC S:

a MaJoR PaRTICIPanT In THE MuLTIPoLaR woRLD oRDER*

ELENA GLADUN,

Tyumen State University (Tyumen, Russia)

DOI: 10.21684/2412-2343-2017-5-1-169-177

Recommended citation: Elena Gladun, The BRICS: A Major Participant in the Multipolar

World Order, 5(1) BRICS Law Journal 169–177 (2018).

In recent decades the global community has been witnessing a dramatic change in

world politics and the balance of power. New global challenges demand a multipolar

world order, and new participants are attaining more political power. A vivid example

of multilateralism is the BRICS group, established in 2009 and evolving since then as

an eective structure for economic cooperation and collective decision-making. The

BRICS were launched as a new platform to meet global challenges, and the group is

gaining importance and attention both regionally and globally. On the other hand,

as an international actor, it remains largely unexplored by scholars.

The book “BRICS and Global Governance” is presented by two celebrated editors –

John J. Kirton (Munk School of Global Aairs, Trinity College, Department of Political

Science, University of Toronto) and Marina Larionova (Center for Internation al

Institutions Research (CIIR), Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and

Public Administration (RANEPA)). Its content is an excellent overview and deep critical

analysis on BRICS development, strengths and weaknesses. The objective of the book

is to describe the BRICS role in global governance, and this goal is approached by

the multi-disciplinary study of the BRICS group’s birth and evolution, mechanisms

of cooperation, agenda priorities, tools for collective and individual compliance with

* Reviewed book: BRICS and Global Governance (J. Kirton & M. Larionova (eds.), London: Routledge, 2018).