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  1. WEBINAR: Capability as informational basis for work and employment politics – a European re-search experience

    …ce and in production, – The capability for employment – in internal labour markets, in labour market policy and in interactions with the public employment service, – The capability for training – both within the firm and in institutions of vocational training, – The capability for work-life-balance – arbitrating the requirements of paid work and care work in the househould, – The capability for voice – in all of these domains of regulation. “Ten y…

  2. Capability as informational basis for work and employment politics – a European research experience

    …and of work relations, The capability for employment – in internal labour markets, in labour market policy and in interactions with public employment services, The capability for training – both in and out of employment, The capability for work-life-balance – with regard to the balance between paid work and household care work, as well as to personal development, The capability for voice – in all of these domains. “Ten years after”, Peter Bartelh…

    HDCA Webinar 2021 Work and Employment HDCA Videos
    76 minutes
  3. 2025 HDCA Conference – Bradford, UK

    September 1-5, 2025

    Hosted by the University of Bradford

    “Culture, Peace and Capabilities”

    At the heart of the capability approach (CA) is the idea of human flourishing. However, human flourishing is challenging, and in some cases, not possible, in a world of conflict and insecurity – whether between nations, or between groups within a country or between individuals at the micro-level of a society.

    The foundational ideas of the CA (of both Sen and Nussbaum schools) envision a society where constitutional guarantees and deliberative public reasoning provide for the protection of minorities and disadvantaged individuals, and at a theoretical level these should be the starting points for building institutions to mitigate against conflict and to resolve conflicts where these appear.

    As we welcome the community of the ‘Human Development and the Capability Association’ to the University of Bradford where the UK’s first Peace Studies Department was founded in 1973, the idea of connecting the CA with peace is an exciting and significant theme to explore. Bradford is also celebrating being the UK ’City of Culture 2025’. The year-long celebration recognizes the contributions made by generations of waves of immigrants over the last two centuries.

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