RT Book
T1 Religious voices in the politics of international development: faith-based NGOs as non-state political and moral actors
T2 Palgrave studies in religion, politics, and policy
T2 Springer eBook Collection
A1 Nelson, Paul J. 1956-
LA English
PP Cham
PB Palgrave Macmillan
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1756960615
AB This first study of faith-based development NGOs’ (FBOs) political roles focuses on how U.S. FBOs in international development educate and mobilize their constituencies. Most pursue cautious reformist agendas, but FBOs have sometimes played important roles in social movements. Nelson unpacks those political roles by examining the prominence of advocacy in the organizations, the issues they address and avoid, their transnational relationships, and their relationships with religious and secular social movements. The agencies that educate and mobilize U.S. constituencies most actively are associated with small Christian sects or with non-Christian minority faiths with historic commitments to activism or service. Specialized advocacy NGOs play important roles, and emerging movements on immigration and climate may represent fresh political energy. The book examines faith-based responses to the crises of climate change, COVID-19, and racial injustice, and argues that these will shape the future of religion as a moral and political force in America, and of NGOs in international development. Paul J. Nelson is Associate Professor of International Development at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), University of Pittsburgh, USA.
CN 322.1
SN 978-3-030-68964-3
K1 Religion And Politics
K1 Economic Development
K1 Public Policy
K1 Nichtstaatliche Organisation
K1 Entwicklungsorganisation
K1 Religionsgemeinschaft
K1 Kirche
K1 Sekte
K1 Advocacy
K1 Politische Mobilisierung
K1 Motivation
K1 Usa
DO 10.1007/978-3-030-68964-3