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Abstract

The paper explores the role and activities of the American Christian Right in pursuing its interest in Sudan during the George W. Bush administration . The campaign for global religious freedom and subsequently the introduction of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) in 1998 has stimulated the Christian Right movement to become more focused on broader US foreign policy especially international humanitarian issues in Sudan. Consequently, the Christian Right was seen to successfully raise the awareness of human rights abuses and the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, thus it contributed significantly to the development of US’s global humanitarianism agenda. The issues, such as of the persecution of Sudanese Christians and animists in former Southern Sudan and the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, became important aspects of the Christian Right’s engagement on global humanitarian issues. The paper reveals the aspects of the Christian Right international humanitarian engagement in Sudan and it capability to exert its influence in US foreign policy towards Sudan

Keywords

• Christian Right, Evangelicals, George W. Bush’s administration, Humanitar

The American Christian Right and George Bush's Foreign Policy Towards Sudan

Abstract

Bu makale, Amerika Hristiyan Sağ’ının George W. Bush yönetimi (2001-2009) boyunca, Sudan’da kovaladığı çıkarların rolü ve faaliyetlerini konu almaktadır. Küresel dini reform kampanyasını takiben 1998’de tanıtılan Uluslararası Dini Özgürlük Hareketi (IRFA), Hristiyan Sağ hareketinin ABD’nin Sudan’da izlediği uluslararası insani konularda yürüttüğü dış politikaya daha kapsamlı odaklanmasını sağladı. Sonuç olarak, Hristiyan Sağ Hareketi Sudan’daki insan hakları ihlalleri ve insani krizler konusunda farkındalığının artmasında başarılı oldu, böylelikle ABD’nin küresel insani gündeminin geliştirilmesine önemli katkı sağladı. Sudanlı Hristiyanların gördüğü zulüm ve Eski Güney Sudan’daki animistler, Darfur’daki insani krizler gibi konular Hristiyan Sağ’ın küresel insani konulara ilişkin önemli sorumlulukları haline geldi. Bu makale, Hristiyan Sağ’ın Sudan’daki uluslararası insani sorumluluğu ve ABD’nin Sudan’a yönelik dış politikasını etkilemedeki kapasitesini ortaya koyar.

Keywords

• Hristiyan sağ, Evanjelistler, George W. Bush yönetimi, insani sorumluluk, ABD dış politikası, Sudan.

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