Religious NGOs at the United Nations

Polarizers or Mediators?
Herausgeber: Baumgart-Ochse, Claudia; Wolf, Klaus Dieter

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Produktbeschreibung

The number of religious NGOs (RNGOs) engaging with the United Nations (UN) has grown considerably in recent years. This volume examines whether the RNGOs' involvement polarizes political debates at the UN or facilitates agreement on policy issues.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9780815362821
• ISBN-10: 081536282X
• Artikelnr.: 53216486

Autorenporträt

Dr Claudia Baumgart-Ochse, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Germany. Prof Dr Klaus Dieter Wolf, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Religious NGOs at the UN: Polarizers or mediators? 2.
Religious NGOs at the UN: A quantitative overview 3. Religious NGOs at the
UNFCCC: A specific contribution to global climate politics? 4. 'And you, be
ye fruitful, and multiply.' Religious NGOs and the struggle over sexual and
reproductive health and rights at the UN 5. Faith-based organizations and
international development in a post-liberal world 6. Religious NGOs and the
quest for a binding treaty on business and human rights 7. Reconciliation
versus punishment: Religious NGOs and the International Criminal Court 8.
Preventing a global blasphemy law: Religious NGOs and the 'defamation of
religions' campaign 9. Religious NGOs at the UN: Advancing interreligious
dialogue and cooperation? 10. Conclusions. Religious NGOs: Mediators
between distinctiveness and alignment