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  1. Call for Submissions: International Workshop on Empowerment, capacity and capability (Berlin)

    …fusion and lack of accuracy. It turns into capacité in French, losing the English distinction between capability and capacity that gives it its strength. In German it is encapsulated in Verwirklichungschancen, overemphasizing the opportunity dimension. Taking the semantic complexity of the concept of capabilities and its criticisms as a starting point, the aim of this workshop is to explore how pragmatist philosophy, and its extensions in social…

  2. 2016 HDCA Summer School

    …nd communities. There will also be workshop-style sessions on developing research methods with opportunities for participants to present and discuss their own research projects and ideas. The programme is aimed at doctoral and post-doctoral students who already have some understanding of development issues and the capability approach. Accepted participants will be given pre-course preparation to do ahead of the summer school. Venue The summer scho…

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