…e Professor of Law and Ethics, is appointed in both the Law School and the Department of Philosophy. She is one of the founding members and a former President of the HDCA (2006-2008.) Find more details in this University of Chicago News article: https://news.uchicago.edu/story/martha-nussbaum-awarded-2021-holberg-prize And on the Holberg Prize website: https://holbergprisen.no/en#:~:text=The%202021%20Holberg%20Prize%20is,philosophy%2C%20law%20and%…
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Martha Nussbaum awarded 2021 Holberg Prize
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da Silva, Gabriel Souza; Uranga, Paulo Ricardo Ricco; Bagolin, Izete Pengo (2020). 'Educational and professional expectations: the role of gender on students aspirations from brazilian schools' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2020.
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Open Access Book: ‘Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-income Countries’
…achievement among poor and marginalized children. This volume builds on the second international conference on Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid (LBOP2). It will be an indispensable resource for policymakers, researchers and government thinktanks, 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: ht…
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Amartya Sen Awarded 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
…ork to combat social inequality in education and healthcare is as relevant today as ever. Among Sen’s most important contributions is the idea of evaluating a society’s wealth not solely based on economic growth indices, but also on the opportunities for development available to all individuals who comprise that society, in particular its weakest members. Read more here A related article about Amartya Sen, written by philosopher Christian Neuhäuse…
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Commentary: What sets good and bad leaders apart in the coronavirus era
…e main, democracies have fared better than non-democracies in handling the coronavirus pandemic. But the record is very varied indeed. What explains this? What can be done about it? Read the full article in The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/what-sets-good-and-bad-leaders-apart-in-the-coronavirus-era-140013…
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In Memoriam – Kotaro Suzumura
…hoice as well as the theory of social choice and welfare economics. Kotaro read widely and his keen awareness of the historical background of modern normative economics was a distinctive feature of his work on social choice and welfare. Together with K. J. Arrow and A. K. Sen, Kotaro edited the Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare, Volume 1 (North-Holland, 2002) and Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare, Volume 2 (North-Holland, 2011), which cont…
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Gaur, Diptanshu; Murthy, Venkatesh (2019). 'Inequality of Opportunities in Educational Achievements: Effect of Individual’s Social Network' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2019, London, UK.
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Lorimer, Karen (2019). 'How do we embrace human flourishing and social justice in the evaluation of sexual health and wellbeing interventions? Insights from qualitative work.' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2019, London, UK.
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Delgado Caro, Carlos (1,2) (2019). 'Experiential learning in Higher Education: beyond the classroom. Experiences in the Student Representative Council at the University of the Free State (South Africa) from the Capability Approach for Human Development' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2019, London, UK.