The Russian Orthodox Church as a moral norms entrepreneur

[Steve Hayes]

Conflicts over religious symbols in the public sphere, gay marriage,
abortion or gender equality have shown their disruptive potential
across many societies in the world. They have also become the subject
of political and legal debates in international institutions. These
conflicts emerge out of different worldviews and normative conceptions
of the good, and they are frequently framed in terms of competing
interpretations of human rights. One newcomer voice in conflicts over
rights and values in the international sphere is the Russian Orthodox
Church (ROC), which in recent years has become an active promoter of
‘traditional values’ both inside Russia and internationally. This
article studies the ideational prerequisites and dynamics of Russian
Orthodox ‘norm protagonism’ in the international arena.

KEYWORDS: Russian Orthodox Church norms morality politics religion
international institutions

Read the full article here:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09637494.2016.1194010



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