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Paul J. Nelson

Religious Voices in the Politics of International Development

Faith-Based NGOs as Non-state Political and Moral Actors

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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-Christi… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-3-030-68963-6
  • EAN: 9783030689636
  • Produktnummer: 36201686
  • Verlag: Springer International Publishing
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
  • Seitenangabe: 244 S.
  • Masse: H21.6 cm x B15.3 cm x D1.8 cm 433 g
  • Auflage: 1st ed. 2021
  • Abbildungen: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
  • Gewicht: 433

Über den Autor


Paul J. Nelson is Associate Professor of International Development at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), University of Pittsburgh, USA. Before joining the university in 1998 he worked for several faith-related non-governmental organizations (NGOs). He has published research on the World Bank, transnational NGO advocacy, religion and development, human rights-based development, and the Sustainable Development Goals.

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