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Capability Association

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  1. Workshop critical realism, CA & social entrepreneurship/innovation/design

    …On April 30, 2012 there will be a workshop in Berlin under the title “Philosophy of science & case studies – An exploratory workshop with a focus on critical realism and the capability approach” – so no technology or design in there. But if you read the description of the workshop, you will see that the area of application highlighted in the workshop will be social entrepreneurship / design / innovation. If you would like to register or have any…

  2. Haq Memorial Lectures

    …t Report Office (HDRO) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York. 2016: Rima Khalaf, Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia from 2010 to 2017. “Autocracy, Conflict and De-Development in the Arab World: Changing Mindsets, Altering Paths” 2015: Ernesto Zedillo, Former President of Mexico, Yale University. “Tales from Latin America and Africa: Growing Policy Challenges at a…

  3. “Well-Being, Justice and Development Ethics”

    …, first articulated by Amartya Sen in the early 1980s. Written for an international audience, but rooted in the Latin American reality – a region with a history of movements for social justice – the book argues that the capability approach provides to date, the most encompassing and compelling ethical framework with which to construct action for improving people’s wellbeing and reducing injustices in the world. This book outlines in a clear and co…

  4. New Publication! The Capability Approach: From Theory to Practice

    …bility approach can be applied and what challenges are encountered in these applications. The book also provides useful insights into how these challenges can be overcome. It is a must read for all those wishing to apply the capability approach on poverty, children, environment, macro-economic policy and national policymaking….

  5. WEBINAR: “Epistemic Injustice and the Capability Approach”

    the educational group. The FICA respondent will be Prof. Lori Keleher from New Mexico State University, USA; If you are interested in contributing as a respondent from the education group, please contact Frédérique Brossard Børhaug (fb@nla.no); the response will be of maximum 10 minutes. We recommend to read Fricker’s chapter Epistemic contribution as a central human capability. In G. Hull (ed.), The Equal Society (2015): 73-91 as preparation. Ple…

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