Switzerland - The Graduate Institute, Geneva

INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT
Address
Institute for Global Engagement, PO Box 14477,
Washington, DC 20044
Phone (703) 527-3100
Fax (703) 527-5965
Web
www.globalengage.org
www.cfia.org
E-Mail info@globalengage.org
Category Dialogue / Research
MISSION STATEMENT
The Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) promotes sustainable environments for religious freedom worldwide. As a faith-based
organization, IGE believes firmly in universal human dignity and is committed to the protection of all faiths through the rule of law.
IGE encourages governments to respect their citizens' right to religious freedom and educates people of faith to exercise that right
responsibly. Operating at the nexus of faith, culture, security, development and the rule of law, IGE's relational diplomacy—currently
focused on East and Central Asia—enables respectful dialogue and practical agreements that help transition countries toward
sustainable religious freedom. IGE also works to equip all people who care about the world with a holistic perspective that combines
top-down (strategic) and bottom-up (grassroots) views on the global relevance of religion.
Founding year 2000.
BACKGROUND AND ACTIVITIES
IGE's Council on Faith & International Affairs (CFIA) equips members of the international affairs community with a balanced
understanding of the role of religion in public life worldwide. Through its major programs—The Review of Faith & International
Affairs; a website (www.cfia.org); conferences and lectures, task forces; and fellowships—CFIA fosters a pluralistic forum where
people of different faiths and worldviews can constructively discuss religion's impact on the world today. This approach provides
rigorous analysis and thoughtful commentary to scholars, policy makers, and practitioners.
The Current CFIA Task Force focuses on “Faith-Based Diplomacy”. This task force is chaired by Daniel Philpott, Assistant
Professor, Department of Political Science and Faculty Fellow, Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of
Notre Dame, and Senior Associate of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy.
IGE also sponsors two educational divisions focused on the role of religion in public life worldwide. First, the Council on Faith &
International Affairs equips international affairs professionals of any faith or none. The Council’s major programs—a
groundbreaking journal called The Review of Faith & International Affairs, a website (cfia.org), conferences and lectures, task forces,
and fellowships—foster a pluralistic forum where people of different faiths and worldviews, from the scholar to the practitioner, can
constructively discuss religion’s impact on the world today. Second, the Global Engagement Network equips Christians—from the
pew to the professional—to live out their faith with cultural sensitivity and civic responsibility worldwide. The Network’s major
programs include the annual Global Leadership Forum; leadership development programs; a blog (globalcolonnade.org); a
forthcoming web-portal (globalchristian.org); and will soon expand to include additional Christian education programs and cultural
engagement initiatives.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
(2007). Perspectives on Engaging Islam. Washington DC, Institute for Global Engagement.
Albright, M. (2006). Faith and Diplomacy. Washington DC, Institute for Global Engagement.