Research often covers ethical questions on sustainable development and governance with regards to civil society. On the contrary, less attention has been paid to the role of faith-based actors in this context even though many of these actors actively participate in debates on sustainable development.

The newly published article „Green Faith? The Role of Faith-Based Actors in Global Sustainable Development Discourse” by ZIN-speaker Prof. Doris Fuchs and her co-author Prof. Katharina Glaab examines norms and ideas that are introduced to the global development discourse by faith-based actors. The article is based on a content analysis of contributions by faith-based actors during the UN-summit Rio+20 in 2012. The article highlights how the ideas of faith-based actors differ from those of secular civil society actors. Thereby, the two authors shed light on a currently neglected scientific perspective on the international debate on sustainable development.

The article „Green Faith? The Role of Faith-Based Actors in Global Sustainability Development Discourse” is published in the journal Environmental Values, Vol. 27, Iss. 3. See full version here.