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  1. Bouncing back or bouncing forward: social resilience, social rights and capabilities in the post-Covid19 Europe

    Date – 26 January 2021 Time – 1-2.30pm UTC DESCRIPTION Ongoing changes in European welfare states call for a new, dynamic and multifaceted understanding of social citizenship. On the one hand, the endorsement of the European Pillar of Social Rights in 2017 provides a framework to foster upward social convergence among the member states and increases the centrality of social policies in the European architecture. On the other hand, recurring shock…

  2. Book Launch: The Social Construction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village

    …onstruction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village answers this question by analysing the intersections between caste, class and education, and argues that capabilities—that is, the competence or life skills one acquires through education—are socially constructed and not an inherent trait of the individual. L. N. Venkataraman is a Faculty at the Department of Policy Studies in TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS). Before joining TERI SAS, he wor…

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

    …unity to engage with others on the capability approach. So, we ask you kindly: • Please only sign up if you are a undergraduate student working with the capability approach, human development or development ethics • 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 enable more individuals who would like to join us to be able to do so. We…

  4. HDCA Undergraduate Workshop: Introduction to the Capability Approach

    …concepts related to the capability approach. 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-members]. If places remain a few days before we will offer to masters students in addition. Future undergraduate workshops are planned for 21 April (Foundational Concepts I) and 14 July (Foundational Concepts II)….

  5. HDCA Teacher Workshop 2: Teaching at Undergraduate Level

    …ree 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 enable more individuals who would like to join us to be able to do so. We have found that sometimes individuals sign up but d…

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