Problem
Extremist voluntary movements
Other Names:
NGO fundamentalismExclusive purist beliefs of members of non-government organizations
Militant NGO movements
Nature:
The strength of beliefs in certain discretionary causes can give rise to excessive or extremist behaviour. People who do not agree with the movement's views are excluded, and even condemned, vilified or harmed. Incidence:
Recent examples are the willingness of members of environmental organizations to engage in illegal, even criminal behaviour, such as entering high security military compounds, or to take great personal risk, such as chaining themselves to trees which are to be removed by heavy equipment, or placing themselves in rubber dinghys between whaling boats and whales. Another example is the murder in 1993 of a USA doctor who performed abortions by an anti-abortion activist. Broader Problems:
ExtremismIntolerant movementsNational insecurity and vulnerabilityUnethical practices of philanthropic organizations Narrower Problems:
Violence by fanatical environmentalists Related Problems:
Disruptive religious fundamentalism Aggravates:
Foreign government interventionUnfair restrictions on membership in international organizations Reduces:
Complicity with structural injustice Strategies:
Advocating culture of toleranceFundamentalismHolding idealistic beliefsUsing extremismBeing exclusive Subject(s):
Social Activity → NongovernmentalSocial Activity → Voluntary
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Defence → Military
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
18.06.2001 – 00:00 CEST