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

    …s signed an agreement with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) under the EU–funded SWITCH–Asia Programme to support learning on SCP among different stakeholders, especially policymakers and students, as well as consumers, businesses, and supporting organizations in South Asia.To meet this objective, a five-day School on Sustainable Consumption and Production is being organized at the TERI University from April 18-22, 2016. For queries,…

  2. CfP: Workshop “Children on the Move: Philosophy and Child Migration”

    …before 1 December 2018 to gottfried.schweiger@sbg.ac.at Workshop website: www.povertyresearch.org/children-on-the-move Background The so-called “refugee crisis” made migration the No. 1 political topic in many countries across the globe. This is mirrored by an unprecedented height in scholarly attention, also in philosophy (to name a few of the latest: Miller 2016; Parekh 2017; Fine and Ypi 2016; Sager 2016; Mendoza 2017; Duarte et al. 2018). Sur…

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

    …versity Cambridge and a Fellow of King’s College, studying how scientists navigate morally charged and complex phenomena and the role of formal tools such as models and indicators in their scholarly and public work. Since 2018, Dr. Alexandrova is the Principal Investigator on Expertise Under Pressure project at the Centre for Humanities and Social Change, and up until recently served as a Programme Director in Philosophy and Ethics of AI at the Le…

  4. New Book: “El Desarrollo como derecho humano. Normas nacionales y documentos internacionales. Jurisprudencia de tribunales superiores y regionales”

    …arrollo humano. Progreso y desarrollo humano en el constitucionalismo provincial y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Forma, contenido y alcance de las normas constitucionales. La interpretación de las cláusulas fundamentales. Progreso y desarrollo humano en la jurisprudencia nacional y en los tribunales internacionales. El deber de proveer al desarrollo humano. https://www.astrea.com.ar/book/0094100…

  5. Opinion piece: “Stop obsessing over GDP when talking about the pandemic recovery”

    …hat this tragedy is also an opportunity to re-envision our society and our understanding of recovery or progress. But most portrayals of the economic recovery from the pandemic focus almost exclusively on growth in GDP, with little consideration for the kinds of goods and services that are produced, the kinds of jobs people do, the lives people are able to lead, and the environmental effects on our world. … ” Read the full opinion piece publishe…

  6. Book on “The Capability Approach and Sustainability”

    …s rather astonishing that the issue of sustainability first posed by the Brundtland commission in 1987 has gained so little attention from capability scholars despite the focus of the approach on human well-being. The book “The Capability Approach and Sustainability” has recently been published as the first book dedicated exclusively on this issue. Essentially based on the special issue of the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities publishe…

  7. Ph.D. in International and Public Law, Ethics and Economics for Sustainable Development

    …combines the contributions of law, ethics, and economics. VACANCIES: 5 Doctoral Research Positions The LEES program is seeking five outstanding and committed students to carry out a three-year multidisciplinary research project. Here, the call for application: https://www.unimi.it/it/corsi/corsi-post-laurea-e-formazione-continua/corsi-di-dottorato-phd/aa-2023/2024-dottorato-international-and-public-law-ethics-and-economics-sustainable-development-…

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