Reflections on Decentralized South-South Cooperation in the case of the border areas of Mercosur

Abstract

South-South Cooperation (CSS) Decentralized is a modality of International Development Cooperation that has been intensifying in recent decades. This paper intends to reflect critically on this cooperation in the Latin American region and adopt a path for future research in the sub-field of the regional and cross-border educational agenda, particularly in the case of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur). In the first place, a mapping of concepts linked to the subject is carried out, which, given its multidimensional nature, encompasses postulates of International Relations, approaches to regionalism and governance. Then, the specificities of the Decentralized CSS in the Latin American region are discussed and the characteristics of the same linked to the educational agenda are addressed. Finally, this study raises the need to recognize the challenges and opportunities of this specific form of CSS, which from the territory can contribute to create genuine opportunities for a positive regional model.