Sweden - Diakonia - Bo Forsberg

SWEDEN GOOGLE TRANSLATION Diakonia Bo Forsberg has most publications With 32 published opinion articles in the years 2001-2011 has Diakonia's Secretary General Bo Forsberg most successful of all religious företrädare.- I'm not so surprised, he says to Date. by John Ottestig October 23, 2013 Marta Axners thesis shows that relatively few religious leaders (30 people) produced just over 42 percent of the published debate articles from 2001 to 2011. The list is topped by Bo Forsberg, with 32 publications, followed by Sten-Gunnar Hedin and Peter Weiderud with 24 published articles each. According to Bo Forsberg is long-term work that has borne fruit: - We are working with international aid, and we know that political decisions on issues relating, for example, trade, aid and debt relief have huge importance if we want to change the world. 5-6 years ago we took a strategic decision. It meant that we have built a broad expertise and today we have a whole team of press officers and senior people who have relationships with politicians and others in power. Marta Axner mean that it has become easier for religious leaders to gain space on the discussion pages. But Bo Forsberg says it does not recognize the problem: - Generally, I would say that it is easier today. It probably depends primarily on Diakonia, the organization has built up a trust for a long time. I find it hard to make the connection to the new thesis, but I also think the radio and television, I would say that we have much greater impact today. Marta Axner argue that religious actors adapts to debate the sides. What do you say about that? - I can admit that we formulate ourselves in a certain way in the media. But I argue very firmly that we will not compromise on the message, it's only about a linguistic processing of the text to be comprehensible even to those who are not daily basis dealing with development issues. Are you surprised that you have, for example, the Swedish Church Archbishop for you on the list of the persons who have received the most debated articles published? - No, I actually do not, as I said, this is part of our work. We have developed a set of values ??and based on it we have decided that we should be in the public debate. http://www.dagen.se/diakonias-bo-forsberg-har-flest-publiceringar-1.104277 OTHER Zambia Memo of Understanding signed w Sweden mining + corporate social responsibility (CSR) church participation encouraged / Hallelujah! FAITH-BASED Swedish development org, Diakonia, representative urging ppl to question application of taxes  https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=28309 Diakonia f. 1966 interl devel org / network ppl, orgs & churches does not carry out any projects of its own / supports local 2009 - Diakonia 400 partner orgs in about 30 countries Secretary General = Bo Forsberg [sources - various] Marta Axners thesis (referred to above) =  few religious leaders (30 ppl) pump out abt 42% published debate articles  2001-2011 Bo Forsberg = top [dagen.se] Oct. 2008 Joakim Wohlfeil said at meeting Gothenburg Diakonia is more a lobby group with political agenda for Middle East [philosemitism] Pro Israel blog [2008] complains Diakonia ME agenda bias w/out accompanying solution to terrorism in region  [philosemitism] COMMENT Not a great translation.   So, very few religious leaders drive what is supposed to be 'public debate' regarding what must be aspects of Swedish foreign (and other) policy and, according to the thesis, the head of Diakonia (a religious quarter lobby group that seeks to influence policy in the Middle East) is foremost in terms of output among this small religious, public debate chorus set. Found this interesting.