Is Itamaraty a total institution?
The applicability of a sociological concept in a bureaucracy
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Brazilian Foreign Policy, Total Institutions, Chicago School, ItamaratyAbstract
Sociological concepts are essential to understand organizations. Few concepts are as popular as "total institutions". In this article, I present the concept, showing first its limitations to explain the life of Brazilian diplomats at the Minister of External Relations (Itamaraty). Then I explain the reason why such concept is used, despite its inadequacy.
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Farias, Rogério de Souza. 2017. “Is Itamaraty a Total Institution? The Applicability of a Sociological Concept in a Bureaucracy”. Meridiano 47 - Journal of Global Studies 17 (October). https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/MED/article/view/5226.
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