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

    …d 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. Among other initiatives, our association contributes to the World Congress for the Freedom of Scientific Research and to the publication of the respective Index (here: https://www.freed…

  2. RECORDING AVAILABLE: Exploring COVID from an Indigenous People perspective

    …day, June 26, 2020 at 5:30 PM – 7 PM UTC+01 View the recording: https://hd-ca.org/videos/hdca-webinar-exploring-covid-from-an-indigenous-people-perspective Download the list of panelists The indigenous experience is very different than that of the larger country where they live. Indigenous people often are marginalized, unseen, and forgotten – resulting in a very different experience of COVID than other groups. From a history of pandemics and indi…

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

    …n (Universidad de Palermo): Children`s views on the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study The event will take place through Zoom. Please register in order to receive the link to the meeting and further information. Link for Eventbrite registration, below. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/children-during-the-pandemic-a-view-from-the-ca-tickets-119283081909 This webinar is organised by the Thematic Group on Children and Youth of the Human Development a…

  4. European Network: Introduction

    …and from a plurality of approaches and perspectives. Click here to see the call for abstracts, which should be submitted by 6th January 2025. ___ Upcoming Webinar The European Regional Network cordially invites you to join our 2024 webinar series, focusing on sustainability from the perspective of the capability approach. The first webinar, “A conceptu*]}*al review of the narrative on sustainability from the perspective of the capability approach”, wi

  5. Call for Papers: Special Issue, Philosophies: “The Philosophy of Human Rights Obligations and Omissions”

    …relation to each other. We welcome papers from a wide variety of philosophical and multi-disciplinary perspectives (philosophy, law, political science, economy, theology, etc.) that address these topics and the relationships between them. Despite the many formal political achievements in the form of declarations, bills and treaties, actu*]}*al human rights implementation remains illusionary to the majority of humans. The reasons are manifold and inclu

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

    …”   Guest editors: Alejandra Boni INGENIO (CSIC-Universitat Politecnica de Valencia), Spain Melis Cin, Lancaster University, UK Carmen Martinez-Vargas, Higher Education and Human Development Research Group University of the Free State, South Africa Melanie Walker Higher Education and Human Development Research Group, University of the Free State, South Africa   Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: February 28, 2021 Deadline for Submission of Full…

  7. 19th Annual Labor and Employment Law Roundtable (USA)

    …ng labor and employment law. This year’s event will be broken into four virtu*]}*al sessions, culminating with a public roundtable on December 2. This discussion will look ahead to the expected labor policies of the incoming Biden administration and how the change of occupancy in the White House is likely to affect issues such as workplace safety, labor law reform, and workplace discrimination. – What changes to expect with regard to workplace safety,

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