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Agency, Well-Being and Justice

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  1. HDCA Teacher Workshop 2: Teaching at Undergraduate Level

    …Officers at c.hart@sheffield.ac.uk in advance and we can circulate to participants. The HDCA strives to offer high quality free events to members and non-members worldwide and for many this is the only opportunity to engage with others on the capability approach. So, we ask you kindly: • Please do check that you are available before signing up for the workshop. • Please do cancel your place if you find you are no longer able to attend. This will…

  2. HDCA Undergraduate Workshop II: Exploring “worthwhile development”

    …) For our second workshop for undergraduate students working with the capability approach, human development or development ethics, Stacy Kosko (University of Maryland, US) will present a simulation exercise for thinking about human development ethics. This workshop is aimed primarily at undergraduates so please sign up if you are an undergraduate working with the capability approach (this event is open to undergraduate HDCA members and non-member…

  3. Call for Papers: Child Poverty and Social Work

    …sues/EI773C4IV3 This Special Issue explores the complex and interwoven realities of child poverty and social work, emphasizing the profound impact of poverty on children’s development and well-being. It will critically examine how social work and social welfare systems address, mitigate, or sometimes inadvertently reinforce the issues of poverty and marginalization. With a strong focus on social justice, this Special Issue will analyze how power i…

  4. ZIF Summer School 2017 – Universität Bielefeld

    …ity of Bielefeld exploring the Fuzzy Set Approach as an alternative to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement. Experts in the field are recruited in order to provide the best knowledge and skills to the participants. This summer school introduces to a multi-disciplinary audience of early stage researchers (PhD students & postdocs) the Fuzzy Set Approach, a cutting-edge alternative to traditional means of poverty measurement which goes beyond binary…

  5. 2020 Disability Studies Conference – Auckland, NZ

    Disability Studies, Disability Justice: Challenging Ableism The Conference will be hosted at the University of Auckland, 11-13 July 2020 Abstract submission deadline: 14 March 2020 The main theme of the conference is Disability Studies, Disability Justice: Challenging Ableism. Ableist privilege and the abled/disabled binary it perpetuates is a key priority for many disability studies scholars, disability activists, allies and accomplices. This co…

  6. TERI University – BLISS School 2016 on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns

    …ww.teriuniversity.ac.in/bliss-school/ BLISS (Building Learning in Sustainability Science) is a series of five-day events organized by the TERI University to train and prepare stakeholders for the forthcoming sustainable development challenges by initiating dialogue and disseminating knowledge and skills on critical issues such as environmental protection, ecological security, resource efficiency especially in a rapidly developing country like Indi…

  7. Webinar Discussion: Democratising Measurement: A Case Study from Well-Being Public Policy.

    …1, Tuesday, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm BST (GMT +1) There is now widespread recognition that well-being, educational success, fairness, equality, poverty, etc. are value-laden. There is less agreement on a responsible way of measuring their value. This is a tricky issue for public policy because governments need effective measures for benchmarking, impact evaluation, and other forms of accountability, but would ideally like to leave value judgements to c…

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