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  1. Conference- Absolute Poverty in Europe

    …Stand Against Poverty (ASAP). Find more information on the project homepage: www.uni-salzburg.at/zea/absolutepoverty About the Keynote Speakers: David Hulme is Professor and at the Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester. He is also Director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute, and CEO of both the Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre and the Brazil in Africa Research Programme. Previously,…

  2. Open Access Book: ‘Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-income Countries’

    …ks, and local experts, as well as any readers interested in the implementation of learning equity across the globe. The first volume Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid (LBOP1), may be obtained at: http://www.iiep.unesco.org/en/learning-bottom-pyramid-4608 This book is freely available to read and download in PDF and HTML formats at https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/1423….

  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…

  4. Call for Papers: Workshop on Gender and Poverty

    …ty of Salzburg Extended submission deadline: 20 January 2019 Website: https://www.workshop-poverty-philosophy.org/ The Centre for Ethics and Poverty Research (CEPR) of the University of Salzburg is happy to announce the call for papers for its 2019 Salzburg Workshop in Philosophy and Poverty. The workshop will be held at the University of Salzburg on 27 & 28 June 2019 and focus on the topic of “Gender and Poverty”. There is no conference fee. Coff…

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

    …rwich, 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,…

  6. NEW BOOK! Reparative Futures and Transformative Learning Spaces

    …hodologies to construct reparative futures which are humanising, inclusive, sustainable, and more just, and where past injustices are no longer replicated but repaired or mended. The main players who populate those spaces are of a noteworthy diversity: community researchers, student activists, artists, policymakers and practitioners, and defenders of the LGTBIQ+ community, among many others. They all provide vivid examples of how building reparati…

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

    …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 the webinar. For any question about the webinar, please contact Caterina Arciprete at caterina.arciprete@unifi.it…

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