Title

The Global South and Divergent Convergence:

Thinking Global Geoeconomie Transformation from

Complementary Theoretical Approaches

Speaker

Víctor Ramiro Fernández

Principal Researcher, CONlCET; 

Tenured Professor, the National University of the Littoral (UNL), Argentina; 

Visiting Scholar,Fudan Development Institute

Host

Shuo Shi

Assistant Researcher of 

Fudan Development Institute

Time

13:30-15:00, May 22, 2025

Venue

Room 203, Think Tank Building, 

Fudan University

Organizer

Fudan Development Institute

Fudan-Latin America University Consortium

Research Office for Latin American Studies, 

Fudan University

Department of Spanish Language and Literature,

Fudan University

Language

English

Abstract

In the 21st century, the Global South (GS) are gaining influence relative to the Global North (GN).However, the developmental imbalance issue in the Global South with Asia outperforming Latin America and Africa is glaring. We explore this issue by using a novel theoretical integration that combines world-systems theory-drawing on Giovanni Arrighi's analysis of systemic cycles and macro-regional transformations with Latin American structuralism, We emphasize endogenous industrialization and technological change, and historical institutionalism, which focuses on state-building and state capacities in shaping accumulation and transformation, which offers new insights and strategies within and beyond the Global South.