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  1. The right to science | UN general comment | Ideas for collaboration

    …ex (here: https://www.freedomofresearch.org/research-and-self-determination-index/ ). The current pandemic is giving us additional impulse to promote a more visible and prominent debate on the ‘right to science’ as human right: a right that, we feel, matters today possibly more than it did so far. The link between this right and human development is self-evident I think – and as such it is explicitly mentioned on our website (https://www.sciencefo…

  2. Call for Papers: Perspectives and Theories of Social Innovation for Ageing Population

    …e is 27 June 2018. The manuscript submission deadline is 24 October 2018. Visit the collection homepage for the full description of the project: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/8000 About this Research Topic: In recent years we may observe increasing interest in the development of social innovation both regarding theory as well as the practice of responding to social problems and challenges. One of the crucial challenges at the beginni…

  3. JHDC Call for Papers – Special Issue on Participatory Research

    …rocesses. It further requires attention more broadly not only to university-community but also to South-North asymmetries of power in knowledge production Hence, in this special issue, we aim to initiate a provocative conversation of challenging methodological lines that participatory practices have experienced in our capability research area. The point is to bring theoretical and empirical insights – especially from the South – to re-think the li…

  4. The Role of Social Policy in Promoting Human Security in the MENA Region

    …region has long been marred by protracted conflicts that have a strong multi-dimensional nature. This requires a closer examination of the various threats to social cohesion. Human security proves to be a worthwhile construct to further explore within this context due to its ability to recognise multiple threats – whether from poverty, inequality or political marginalisation. Not only can human security be defined as a people-centred, multi-discip…

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  5. HDCA WEBINAR: Children during the Pandemic: A View from the CA

    …0 (Sydney) This webinar aims to shed light on the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic on children by looking at it through the capabilities approach. It brings together three scholars from different corners of the globe, who will discuss the situation of children in their own regions, and how this may speak to concerns about the effects that the pandemic has had on children’s well-being and capabilities. SPEAKERS Caroline Hart (University of S…

  6. Overview of Past HDCA Conferences and Global Dialogue

    …h their themes: 2023 – Global Dialogue Week 2023 – Sofia, Bulgaria Vulnerability, human development and cooperative re-building in turbulent times 2022 – Antwerp, Belgium Capabilities and Transformative Institutions 2021 – HDCA Global Dialogue (online only) 2020 – Auckland, NZ (online only) New Horizons: Sustainability & Justice 2019 – UK, London Connecting Capabilities 2018 – Argentina, Buenos Aires Human Development and Social Inclusion in an Ur…

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