Marie Juul Petersen
CV and publications
Key qualifications
Human rights and religion; the right to freedom of religion or belief; development and religion; faith-based organisations; vernacularization of human rights; refugees and religion
Expertise
My research centers on the relationship between human rights and religion. I am especially interested in the role of religious actors, discourses and practices in global value politics, as witnessed e.g. in conflicts over freedom of religion or belief, gender equality norms, LGBTIQ+ rights, and the scope of free speech. I am also interested in the ways in which faith-based organisations engage in human rights activism and contribute to translating global human rights norms in local contexts, with a particular focus on Muslim NGOs. Most recently, my research has centered on religion and refugees in a Danish context, focusing, among other things, on asylum seekers’ right to freedom of religion of religion or belief in asylum centers, and on asylum authorities’ credibility assessments of conversion claims.
Selected projects
Press photos
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