Foreign Aid
A Case Study of Foreign Aid and Religion in Dalit Societal Advancement
Tracy Piersma Thursday, 8 July 2010
The Irulas and Punjabi Dalits provide an interesting case study on the importance of religion for community identity. While the Irulas now root their identity in socio-economic advancement, the Punjabi Dalits have centered their identity on a new religion.
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The U.S. Government and Faith-based Organizations: Keeping the Uneasy Alliance on Firm Ground
Stanley Carlson-Thies Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Faith-based organizations and the United States government will always be "uneasy allies." President Obama has broadly maintained the faith-based initiative as it was developed under his two predecessors, although with some changes.
A Strategy for Hearts and Minds in South and Central Asia
Peter Nasuti, Philip Reiner, Joshua White Monday, 1 September 2008
For effective strategy in South and Central Asia, the U.S. will have to integrate its policies on religious freedom, public diplomacy, and counterinsurgency—and take religious factors into account.
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Balancing Faith-Based Strategies in U.S.-Africa Policy
R. Drew Smith Monday, 1 September 2008
The PEPFAR program demonstrates the benefits and guidelines for government partnerships with faith-based organizations, and these partnerships should be expanded in other initiatives in Africa.
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Faith and U.S. Foreign Assistance Policy
J. Brady Anderson Monday, 1 September 2008
As the next president includes faith-based groups in foreign aid's soft power, these organizations must understand the current climate of competing funding motivations and clashing political agendas.
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Presidential Promotion of International Religious Freedom
William Inboden Sunday, 1 June 2008
Both the Clinton and Bush Administrations took steps to integrate religious freedom into foreign policy. The next President should build on this foundation, especially in the area of foreign aid.
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Foreign Fields: International Aid and Faith-Based Organizations
Robert Lloyd Thursday, 1 March 2007
The ambiguities that have emerged from government funding for faith-based organizations call all actors to sensitivity when working in foreign fields.
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America’s Confidence in Freedom
Condoleezza Rice Friday, 1 September 2006
Freedom is a cherished American value, a value that is vital because where freedom is enhanced, security also increases.
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Global Poverty: Academics and Practitioners Respond
Judith Dean, Julie Schaffner, Stephen Smith Wednesday, 1 March 2006
Concern about global poverty has recently been increasing in public and private circles and in the church.
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Faith and Foreign Policy: A View from the Pews
James Guth, John Green, Lyman Kellstedt, Corwin Smidt Thursday, 1 September 2005
The impact of faith on foreign policy is now a hot topic, and new data help provide objective information about public opinion on this critical area.
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