Religion and Development: the Norwegian AID Discourse

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1. http://www.misjon.info/Det-Norske-Misjonsselskap.105.0.html

2. St.meld. nr. 15 (2008–2009) Interesser, ansvar og muligheter: hovedlinjer i norsk utenrikspolitikk (Interests, responsibilities and possibilities: main directions in Norwegian foreign policy). I have not included this White Paper in my discussion as it has a much more general scope, presenting a more “grand” and comprehensive scenario on Norwegian foreign policy.

3. In the newspaper Aftenposten for 5 April 2011, it is reported ‘Solheim vil ha religion inn i utviklingsarbeidet. (Solheim wants religion included in aid-related work)’, and in Aftenposten for 12 August 2011, Erik Solheim is quoted as saying: “Ta Gud på alvor! (Take God seriously!).”

 

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Arne Olav Øyhus

Arne Olav Øyhus is Professor and the Head of the Centre of Development Economics and Social Studies at the University of Agder.