Religious Ngos at the United Nations: Polarizers or Mediators?

ISBN-13: 9780815362821 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 218 str.

Claudia Baumgart-Ochse; Klaus Dieter Wolf

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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