The Mercosur and educational policies: a review of the performance of the Mercosur educational sector and its plans for education
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This article aims to do a case study of an intergovernmental organization with regional coverage, Mercosur, by making a review of the performance and educational policies of the Educational Sector of Mercosur (ESM). Intergovernmental Organizations (IOs) play a crucial role in the international system, mediating relations between States, providing ways to resolve disputes and conflicts of interest, promoting international cooperation. IOs influence educational policies formulated by/for States, playing a fundamental role in the process of internationalization of educational policies, with the capacity to guide and emphasize policies to be followed at the global, regional and national levels. Mercosur initially aimed at the economic-commercial character rather than the social aspect, which is why the term “education” only appeared a year after the organization's constitution. The ESM, created in 1991, started to suggest educational policies and make recommendations that contemplated educational actions for its members. It is noticed that, during the educational action plans elaborated by the ESM, many proposals were made, but little was carried out, which demonstrated limitations to integrate the regional policies for education. Therefore, the objective of this article is to analyze the main proposals of the ESM for education and point out the main obstacles that hinder its implementation. Documental and bibliographic analysis will be used to carry out this work, dialoguing with the main references on the subject, in order to clarify how international organizations promote educational policies at the regional level, highlighting the main issues related to the Mercosur case. As a result, it was verified the low influence of the ESM on national educational policies.
Keywords: Mercosur; Educational Sector of Mercosur (ESM) (Educational Mercosur); Educational Policies; International Organizations; Regional Integration.
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