The main objective of this research was to contribute to a larger comprehension about the (domestic and international) bases to form domestic coalitions, or partnerships, of a South-South type within this new context of multilateral agenda. In order to do so, the first phase of the research is concerned with the construction of a database and presented the following results:
- an in-depth literature review of coalition formation;
- discussions on methods and database improvement;
- the feeding of the database, which includes data on the position taken by the three countries during the WTO negotiations and their votes on UN Committees (Human Rights and Security).