Stephan Klasen (1966-2020) Stephan Klasen was one of the leading development economists of his generation. Stephan straddled academic research and […]
Nov 11 2020 In Memoriam – Hans Uwe Otto
Hans Uwe Otto (1940-2020) The HDCA is sad to announce the death on 27 October 2020 of Hans Uwe Otto, […]
Oct 30 2020 Amartya Sen Awarded 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
The German Publishers and Booksellers Association awards the 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade to the economist and […]
Oct 19 2020 Call for Papers: Special Issue, Philosophies: “The Philosophy of Human Rights Obligations and Omissions”
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2021. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/philosophies/special_issues/Human_Rights_Obligations_Omissions The main topic of this Special Issue is human rights omissions. States as […]
Oct 15 2020 Workshop Series: Teaching on human development and capabilities
Do you teach about human development and capabilities? In 2020-21, we are organising a series of online workshops to bring […]
Graduate and Undergraduate Workshop Series
Graduate Workshop Series Following requests from graduate HDCA members we are planning to launch a series of writing workshops to […]
Aug 11 2020 NEW European Commission Report: Multidimensional Perspectives on Inequality: Conceptual and Empirical Challenges
Download the report here Abstract: A recently published European Commission Joint Research Centre report summarises some of the most relevant […]
Aug 10 2020 Opinion piece: “Stop obsessing over GDP when talking about the pandemic recovery”
“As the COVID-19 crisis has mounted, it has become clear that this tragedy is also an opportunity to re-envision our […]
Jul 24 2020 Call for contributions: Breaking Boundaries – (Counter) Accounts during the Pandemic – seeking indigenous voices
Dear All, I am pleased to announce the Call for Contributions for Breaking Boundaries: (Counter) Accounts during the Pandemic. The […]
Jun 16 2020 Commentary: What sets good and bad leaders apart in the coronavirus era
by Lawrence Hamilton SARChI/Newton Research Professor in Political Theory, Wits and Cambridge, University of the Witwatersrand Crises bring out the […]