The HDCA runs three lecture series. For some of the lectures that have taken place, video recordings are available. ul Haq Memorial Lecture The Mahbub ul Haq Memorial Lecture is given by a leading academic or practitioner who has made important contributions to the field of Human Development, broadly understood. The lecture commemorates the contribution of Mahbub-ul-Haq to this field, and has been held every two years. With support from the UNDP…

See all video resources   “Using Final Ends For the Sake of Better Policymaking” HDCA Presidential address: Henry S. Richardson (Georgetown University)   “Changing Public Policies to achieve Human Development and Public Good – lessons from 12 years as CE of a campaigning organisation” Dame Barbara Mary Stocking (Murray Edwards College, Cambridge)   “A Brief History of Liberty – And its Lessons” Philip Pettit (Princeton University)   “Towards a ca…

…tion and Human Development” Plenary V Hein de Hass, Peggy Levitt, Kathleen Newland, Dilip Ratha Moderator: Susan F. Martin   “Democratic Iterations and Cosmopolitan Human Rights: A New Paradigm for the Dialectic of Law and Politics” Plenary VI – Martha C. Nussbaum Lecture Seyla Benhabib (Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, Yale University)   “The Role of Governments and Markets in Promoting Mobility and Ending Poverty” Plenary VII – Wor…

…e Santiago Levy (Interamerican Development Bank) – English – 56 minutes   “Power, Inequality and Justice: A Latin American Perspective” Plenary V Panelists: Fernando Calderón (Universidad Nacional de San Martín & FLACSO); Sonia Fleury (Centro de Estudios Estratégicos de la Fundación Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)); Javier Iguiñiz (Pontificia Univ. Católica de Perú) – Spanish – 93 minutes   “Cities, Immigrants and Having a Sense of Place” Plenary VI: Keyno…

2024 HDCA Conference in Kolkata, India 24-26 September, 2024 Watch the video: “How to Write an HDCA Conference Abstract” About the HDCA conferences The annual HDCA conferences aim to promote high-quality, policy-oriented academic research, advance intellectual debates and promote collaboration between academics and practitioners. It is hoped that the rigorous academic studies presented during this conference will contribute to policy-making, not…