Religion and British International Development Policy

This book studies the relationship between British government and faith groups in its international development agenda within and beyond the context of Brexit. It includes aspects of International Relations, International Development, and Religion and Politics to trace the relationship between the British government and faith groups, showing that the relationship is enhanced on three conditions: (i) the resurgence of religion in international affairs; (ii) the attitudes of politicians and political parties towards the third sector (i.e. voluntary and private sectors); and (iii) the rising prominence of the international development agenda in British politics. The third condition triggers the need to understand this relationship in the wake of Brexit. Thus, the book aims to analyze to what extent the increasing prominence of an international development agenda in British politics explains the relationship between the government and faith groups, and ultimately whether Brexit has increased the prominence of international development agenda and brought faith groups into closer relations with the government.

Provides an in-depth analysis and systematic tracing of the British international development agenda from 1992 to 2018, a period which different points of changes in British politics can be identified and observed Underscores the use of multiple sources soft power by the British government in dealing with the international affairs Brings together Religion, International Development and Brexit anlysis into one linked study

Autorentext

Dr. Aikande C. Kwayu is a development policy researcher at Bumaco Limited, and an honorary research fellow in the Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. She has a PhD in Politics and International Relations from the University of Nottingham, UK, and her research interests include Religion and International Politics.

Inhalt
Part 1.- Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Faith and Development: A manifestation of resurgence of religion in International Relations.- Chapter 3. The UK's International Development Policies from the End of the Cold War to the Present.- Part 2.- Chapter 4. Faith-Based Organisations in the UK's International Development Policy.- Chapter 5. Faith Communities in the UK's international development policies.- Chapter 6. Brexit and UK International Development Policy: Implications for the relationship between the government and faith groups.- Chapter 7. Conclusion.- Index.