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  1. Revolutions in Education: New Opportunities for Development? (Maastricht, the Netherlands)

    …ity? Are the confluence of technological and social change and a greater scrutiny of the role of business in environmental and social challenges requiring a re-think of the typical business school? These and related topics will be explored at the 3rd International Research Conference of the Maastricht School of Management, organized in co-operation with the Department of Educational Research and Development of Maastricht University. More informati…

  2. UK Development Studies Association conference in Bath

    …many, great wealth for some and exceptional inequality.Their neo-liberal thrust valorises independence and generates increasing populations whose labour appears either surplus or highly insecure, and so rely on forms of social dependence to secure a basic livelihood. Alongside these non-inclusive growth processes new communication technologies have become an important means through which relationships are enacted, reconfiguring notions of national…

  3. HDCA Launches New Website

    …will encourage more active contributions on the part of members, including news items, events and publications. The site now offers more information and materials on the capabilities approach, and we will continue to expand these resources in the months to come. There is still work to be done to transfer all the information from the old site to the new and add some finishing touches. We appreciate your understanding and patience while we complete…

  4. Krushil Watene Awarded Rutherford Discovery Fellowship

    …onal justice: Obligations and decision-making. https://royalsociety.org.nz/news/2018-rutherford-discovery-fellowships-to-accelerate-research-careers-announced/ Dr. Watene, Ngāti Manu, Te Hikutu, Ngāti Whātua o Orākei Tonga, says that many of our long-held beliefs, such as the notion that the environment is a resource without limit, fail us under the weight of such things as global climate change and rapid technological advancements. “The impacts o…

  5. Call for Papers: Journal of Global Ethics Special Issue on Education and Migration

    …n order to make sure migrants enjoy decent opportunities to access the job market and contribute to the economy? Or should they pursue more ambitious goals, such as educating migrants for the conception of citizenship that prevails in their country of destination? Is it legitimate to make such programs, which target adults, mandatory? And how should these programs be funded? o Which educational policies should formerly colonized countries like Ang…

  6. Call for Papers: Conference on the effective implementation of disability rights in Africa

    …ovember 2015, Pretoria, South Africa http://www.up.ac.za/en/faculty-of-law/news/post_2100583-call-for-papers-conference-on-the-effective-implementation-of-disability-rights-in-africa Deadline (Abstracts): 17 July 2015 Authors will be notified by 31 July 2015 whether their abstract has been accepted. Deadline (Papers): 15 September 2015. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be required to submit their full papers by 15 September 2015. Limited…

  7. New German-speaking CA Network!

    HDCA members based in Salzburg, Austria have recently started an initiative aimed at the establishment of an informal, interdisciplinary, regional, German speaking CA network. For practical reasons it focuses primarily on Austria and Bavaria, but interested people from Baden-Württemberg, Switzerland or South Tyrol are of course also more than welcome. Furthermore, it is not necessary to be a HDCA member to join the network. Please visit https://c…

  8. Multidimensional poverty measurement in the post-2015 development context – live webcast of side-event at the UN General Assembly

    …ioner of Planning Nigeria: Shamsuddeen Usman, Minister of Planning Chile: Bruno Baranda, Minister of Social Development Jaime Saavedra, Acting Vice President, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, World Bank Erik Solheim, Chair, OECD Development Assistance Committee Sabina Alkire, Director, OPHI, University of Oxford Live and on-demand webcast coverage will be available on UN Web TV: http://webtv.un.org Data shows that people who are multidim…

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