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  1. EXTENDED DEADLINE, REDUCED FEE FOR MASTER STUDENTS! “Energy Justice and the Capability Approach – Interdisciplinary Perspectives”

    …ive environmental impacts of energy production. The capability approach is today one of the most influential theoretical frameworks for analyzing issues of justice, and there have been a few attempts to employ it within the field of energy justice. The purpose of the conference is to explore further the potential of the capability approach for conceptualizing and studying issues of energy justice. The invited speakers are the following well-qualif…

  2. “Well-Being, Justice and Development Ethics”

    …the most encompassing and compelling ethical framework with which to construct action for improving people’s wellbeing and reducing injustices in the world. This book outlines in a clear and concrete way what the capability approach is and its significance for the social sciences and policy. It describes the distinctiveness of the approach as an ethical framework for action and aims to stimulate critical reflection on current economic and social…

  3. Just published! “Wellbeing, Justice and Development Ethics”

    …elopment is back on the political agenda. How to frame this discontent and search for new alternatives when either Marxism or liberalism no longer provides a satisfactory framework? This book introduces in an accessible way the capability approach, first articulated by Amartya Sen in the early 1980s. Written for an international audience, but rooted in the Latin American reality – a region with a history of movements for social justice – the book…

  4. Researching Disability: Motivations and Experiences

    …ns for working in this field and ask ‘what is the difference that social research can make’? This is a public event where researchers and the public can share their views on the ways in which the experiences and concerns of disabled people and their families are represented through re-search, in the UK and in developing countries. The session is going to be divided in four presentations, follow by an open plenary and an informal discussion with te…

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