A resiliência do Mercosul: trajetória e lugar do bloco na integração regional

Abstract

This paper analyses the creation of Mercosur (Mercado Comum do Sul), its historical trajectory and its place on the political scene of integration of the american continent. For this, we present the proposed of integration that have been put into questions in the second half of the XX century in the region, we also analyse some key events of the Mercosur trajectory on the regional and international scene as well as the economy of South American policy. Besides theories of international relationship, we take into consideration the symbolism contained in the ideas of resilience on the Social and Human Sciences, i.e, the capacity to react and respond quickly to vulnerabilities, adversities, weakness ”“ specially the institutional ones ”“ and the instabilities in the regional and international in- block contexts. From this aim on and taking as bases bibliographical and documentary research, we put some points to be discussed about the architecture of Mercosur and its place on the dynamic of the regional integration in the new South American geopolitical map.