Religious Voices in the Politics of International Development: Faith-Based NGOs as Non-State Political and Moral Actors

by Paul J. Nelson

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030689638
• ISBN13: 9783030689636
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"