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  1. Conference- Absolute Poverty in Europe

    …nd a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He was a Member of the statutory UK Social Security Advisory Committee for 10 years until 2012 and chaired the Academic Advisory Committee during the design and launch of the ESRC UK Household Longitudinal Study. He is currently a member of the Expert Advisory Group for the evaluation of Universal Credit. In 2014 he published the book “The Shame of Poverty: global perspectives” (Oxford University Pres).  …

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

    …ent outcomes. This approach allows a reimagining of ‘inclusive learning outcomes’ to encompass the multi-dimensional value of a university education and a plurality of valued cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes for students from low-income backgrounds whose experiences are strongly shaped by hardship. Based on capability theorising and student voices, the book proposes for policy and practice a set of contextual higher education capability domain…

  3. Call for Papers: Workshop on Gender and Poverty

    …topic in the Springer Book Series Philosophy and Poverty. If you are interested in participating please submit an extended abstract of 750 words ready for blind review viathe submission form on the workshop website (https://www.workshop-poverty-philosophy.org/). Deadline for submissions is January 20, and decisions will be communicated within four weeks. It is expected that draft versions of the papers are shared two weeks before the workshop….

  4. Call for Papers: CAPABILITIES AT WORK: EMPIRICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE CAPABILITIES APPROACH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ENDEAVOURS

    …ch, UK, 2 July – 4 July 2019 Submission deadline: 12 February 2019 https://www.uea.ac.uk/global-environmental-justice/conference-2019/open-panels-call-for-papers/jorge-llopis https://www.uea.ac.uk/global-environmental-justice/conference-2019 Convenors: Jorge C. Llopis, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Mittelstrasse 43, 3012 Bern, Switzerland, and Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Hallerstrasse 12, 3012 Bern, Sw…

  5. SEMINARIO SOBRE DESARROLLO HUMANO EN REGIONES TRANSFRONTERIZAS EDICION 2015

    …RAL El objetivo del SDHT es reunir a académicos, profesionistas, y líderes comunitarios interesados en el campo del desarrollo humano para que compartan experiencias y dialoguen con respecto a las posibles formas de enfocar el estudio y la transformación de los factores que influyen en las oportunidades, capacidades, habilidades y la calidad de vida de las poblaciones transfronterizas, especialmente la región Sonora-Arizona. En esta edición, el se…

  6. Webinar “Now I want to use it to learn more’: using mobile phones to further the educational rights of the girl child in Kenya”

    …Bio: Ronda Zelezny Green is an Honorary Research Associate at Royal Holloway, University of London who is passionate about the potential for women and girls to harness technology for self- empowerment and advancement. You can learn more about her and her work at www.rondazg.com. Participants must register to participate in this webinar. To register, visit: https://goo.gl/6NkbCx Details on how to participate will be sent to you a few days before th…

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