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Capability Association

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  1. Call for Submissions: International Workshop on Empowerment, capacity and capability (Berlin)

    …el Cefaï (EHESS-WIKO): cefai@ehess.fr Roberto Frega (CNRS): fregarob@gmail.com Bénédicte Zimmerman (EHESS-WIKO): benedicte.zimmermann@ehess.fr The Wissenschaftskolleg, the CNRS and the EHESS jointly organize an international workshop devoted to the contribution of pragmatism to capability studies from both a philosophical and a social sciences perspective. The concept of capability has taken on growing importance in the past decades. Initially…

  2. NEW BOOK! Globalization and Human Development

    …from state-centric and profit-focused development models fixated on GDP growth to prioritize individual well-being and freedoms. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538164143/Globalization-and-Human-Development…

  3. JHDC Special Issue Call for Papers

    …rs Abstract submission deadline: 4 August 2024 https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cjhd The climate crisis is a significant global challenge. While the issues take a strongly environmental orientation, sustainability is also intricately tied up with social, economic and political factors, and has significant implications for intergenerational justice (Brundtland, 1987). Challenges of sustainability are asymmetrical as the impacts of power, wealth and…

  4. The Human Side of Immigration: More Than Economic Contributions

    …ect from the American Immigration Council (Map the Impact of Immigration: U.S. Economic Data & Numbers [MAP] – New American Economy) lets us map out the economic impact of immigrant us in the USA, showing that they contribute $651.9 billion in taxes. While these economic studies are impressive, I always wonder why they only equate the value of immigrants with tax contributions or spending power. It’s unfortunate that we, in America, always try to…

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