Twinning Agreements, a decentralized international cooperation tool towards the strengthening of the south-south cooperation: The current case of Antioquia (Colombia) and the provinces of Jalisco (Mexico) and Minas Gerais (Brazil)

Abstract

Transformation of the approaches to international cooperation, variations in local traditional management and different process of internationalization of cities and regions have given rise to the concept of twinning agreements or sister cities. These accessible mechanisms of local entities for international participation and engagement have modified the structure of global relations between regions leaving as a consequence, the addressing of local challenges from its international dimension. This study considers the perspective of twinning agreements as elements responding of current trends of decentralized cooperation. Indeed, the present research is based on the analysis of three provinces Antioquia (Colombia), Minas Gerais (Brazil) and Jalisco (Mexico)