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  1. 2025 HDCA Conference – Bradford, UK

    September 1-5, 2025

    Hosted by the University of Bradford

    “Culture, Peace and Capabilities”

    At the heart of the capability approach (CA) is the idea of human flourishing. However, human flourishing is challenging, and in some cases, not possible, in a world of conflict and insecurity – whether between nations, or between groups within a country or between individuals at the micro-level of a society.

    The foundational ideas of the CA (of both Sen and Nussbaum schools) envision a society where constitutional guarantees and deliberative public reasoning provide for the protection of minorities and disadvantaged individuals, and at a theoretical level these should be the starting points for building institutions to mitigate against conflict and to resolve conflicts where these appear.

    As we welcome the community of the ‘Human Development and the Capability Association’ to the University of Bradford where the UK’s first Peace Studies Department was founded in 1973, the idea of connecting the CA with peace is an exciting and significant theme to explore. Bradford is also celebrating being the UK ’City of Culture 2025’. The year-long celebration recognizes the contributions made by generations of waves of immigrants over the last two centuries.

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  2. Access to Justice for Indigenous Peoples: Realisation of an Inclusive and Integrated Human Rights Approach

    …e and education – Protection of ancestral lands, territories and resources – Self-determination and indigenous identity – Traditional knowledge, cultural heritage and benefit sharing CALL FOR PAPERS Academics, lawyers, policy makers and government officers, NGO representatives are invited to contribute papers at this conference. Authors are invited to submit an abstract of not more than 250 words. It should include the title, the author and contac…

  3. News and Events from the Early Career Researchers and Practitioners Network (ECRPN)

    …te: https://hd-ca.org/thematic_group/early-career-researchers-practitioners-network Whatsapp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ku3XU80wCcJGlSTRqnkHBB Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hdca.earlycareer d) Online Co-writing space (Jitsi) What began as a space, much like in a library, for all to do our work together during Covid-lockdown(s), continues to be open for all. Our online Co-writing space has also been used to run self-organize…

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