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

    …as the mandate to monitor (here, see ‘recent events and development’: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/cescr/pages/cescrindex.aspx ). With a group of colleagues from US- and UK-based universities among others we have established an independent association called Science for Democracy that monitors the implementation of the so-called ‘right to science’ (the abbreviated form of the rights under discussion) in the signatory countries and beyond. Amo…

  2. SPECIAL ISSUE: LEBRET AND THE PROJECTS OF ÉCONOMIE HUMAINE, INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT ETHICS

    …Mexico State University, USA). The journal issue can be accessed via https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjge20/17/2?nav=tocList, which gives the list of contents, links to all the articles, and information about the journal and how to buy articles. However, the list of contents is open-access, as are three articles, including the opening overview paper. The nine articles are as follows: Investigating L-J. Lebret as a pioneer of human development thi…

  3. OPEN ACCESS BOOK: Low-Income Students, Human Development and Higher Education in South Africa: Opportunities, obstacles and outcomes

    …Melanie Walker, Monica McLean, Mikateko Mathebula & Patience Mukwambo https://www.africanminds.co.za/low-income-students/ This book explores learning outcomes for low-income rural and township youth at five South African universities. The book is framed as a contribution to southern and Africa-centred scholarship, adapting Amartya Sen’s capability approach and a framework of key concepts: capabilities, functionings, context, conversion factors, po…

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