…n within and outside the capability approach. It does so in a way which is readable and clear, and it manages to avoid on the one hand being too polemical, and on the other hand being too superficial. Ingrid Robeyns is uniquely well-placed to write such a book, being herself a well-established inter-disciplinary scholar whose work has contributed enormously to the development of the capability approach over the years. It has been a frustration for…
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Robeyns, Ingrid. 2017. Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined. Open Book Publishers. Cambridge, UK. http://dx.doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0130
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OPEN ACCESS: Wellbeing, Freedom and Social Justice: The Capability Approach Re-Examined
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Call for Papers: Perspectives and Theories of Social Innovation for Ageing Population
…the practice of responding to social problems and challenges. One of the crucial challenges at the beginning of the 21st century is population ageing. Various new and innovative initiatives, programs, schemes, and projects to respond to negative consequences of this demographic process are emerging around the world. However, social theories related to ageing are still insufficiently combined with these new practices, social movements, organisatio…
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Special Issue of ‘Dimensions’: OPHI 10th Anniversary
…Enjoy this special edition of ‘Dimensions’ which provides a 10-year retrospective on the impact of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative. Contributions by Amartya Sen, Michael Spence, Anthony Shorrocks and former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet. Interviews with James Foster, Frances Stewart, and María Emma Santos. Click here to read online or download…
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What are HD & the CA?
…n” well as human beings. ‘Functionings’ are sets of doings such as eating, reading or taking part in social and political organizations, and sets of beings, such as being well nourished, being free from malaria, not being ashamed. The central question of the CA is, ‘What kind of a life is a person leading? What does she succeed in doing and in being?’ People exercise agency in that they decide how to shape their lives and environment. This is why…
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HDCA WEBINAR: Work in progress on developing measures using the CA
…r help/ideas from the group (on possible approaches to problems, things to read etc.). That should leave us c.30mins for broader discussion, where other students can also ask for advice about their own work on capability-based measures. The idea is to have a collaborative open discussion on work in progress, rather than present results. Presentations: 1. Mateus Humberto – “Measuring the CA concepts into the domain of urban mobility: capabilities,…
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Call for papers – The Challenges of Future to the Social Sciences
…re, or education. Presentations should be 15 minutes long and delivered in English. Who can apply? PhD students and doctoral candidates studying at universities in Hungary or elsewhere are invited to apply, preferably with a presentation within their dissertation topic, however, other proposals might be accepted, as well. Sections will be led and presentations will be reflected on by foreign and Hungarian experts of the particular research areas….
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CONFERENCE – Digitalisation in Africa: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Technology, Development, and Justice
…tion. We expect between 40 and 60 participants. The conference language is English. If you wish to participate, please register as early as possible. Visit “Registration” and follow the instructions. There will also be a designated networking session on the second day of the conference, which will offer a platform for practitioners from business, governmental and non-governmental organisations to network and to gain insights into the newest resear…
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BERTHET, Thierry; VERO, Josiane; GOFFETTE, Céline; ZIMMERMANN, Bénédicte; DAHMEN, Stephan; ROSENSTEIN, Emilie (2014). 'Public Action, Professional Pathways and the Capability Approach' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA, 2-5 September 2014, Athens, Greece.