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  1. Welcome to the HDCA

    …e as a resource for educational materials and research, and to provide a forum for connecting with other researchers and practitioners engaged in similar pursuits. Much of the posted material is available to non-members who register on the site. Some materials, such as videos of lectures, conference papers and material under copyright, are available to members only. Membership also comes with other benefits, including an annual subscription to the…

  2. Engaging Communities in Case-Study Research to Transform Institutions––and How Spiritual Capabilities can Contribute

    …Group hosts a presentation by TG member Bill Walker, Ridley College, Melbourne, who picks up from Dustin Sharp’s recent talk to the HDCA Human Rights Thematic Group introducing the concept of a “larger we” (https://hd-ca.org/videos/a-larger-we-spirituality-identity-human-rights-and-social-change). In this presentation he describes his own spiritual journey of engaging with injustice through advocacy and other action for, with, and by communities….

    HDCA Webinar 2023 Human Rights HDCA Videos
    95 minutes
  3. Welcome to the HDCA

    …e as a resource for educational materials and research, and to provide a forum for connecting with other researchers and practitioners engaged in similar pursuits. Much of the posted material is available to non-members who register on the site. Some materials, such as videos of lectures, conference papers and material under copyright, are available to members only. Membership also comes with other benefits, including an annual subscription to the…

  4. Call for Papers: XVII Biennial IASC Conference ‘In Defense of the Commons: Challenges, Innovation, and Action’

    …, we intend to provide scholars, practitioners, and policy makers with a forum to debate the contemporary role of the commons in a globalized word. Analyzing issues such as climate change, ecosystem resilience, and sustainability through application of commons theory offers potential for finding alternative solutions. In light of growing economic and power inequalities, gender imbalances, and impending scarcity, there is a need to find ways to add…

  5. 2015 HDCA Conference – Washington, D.C.

    *THIS CONFERENCE HAS ENDED*

    CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO RECORDINGS OF THE KEYNOTE LECTURES

    The 2015 HDCA  conference will be hosted by Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C. on the theme:

    “Capabilities on the Move: Mobility and Aspirations”

    September 10-13, 2015

    The 2015 HDCA Program Committee cordially invites scholars, government policy makers, practitioners and other interested parties from all over the world to participate in the 2015 HDCA conference.  Original empirical research, theoretical issues, case-studies or reports of experiences, or findings from major research projects, and book panels relevant to conference theme or more broadly related to human development/capabilities approach will be presented.

     

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  6. CFP: Conference and Workshop on “Ethics for a Broken World”

    …in decision-making for the future and in philosophical ethics. Workshop on world-building and the broken world The conference is accompanied by an interdisciplinary workshop in which the participants will meet professionals from media and other creative industries. The aim will be to join forces to flesh out the broken world as it is presented in Mulgan’s book to the point where the world would be suitably concretely defined to serve as the story…

  7. News and Events from the Early Career Researchers and Practitioners Network (ECRPN)

    …ST (UTC +1) 16.45-18.00 Geneva, Switzerland, CEST (UTC+2) 17.45-19.00 Veracruz, Mexico CST (UTC -6) 09.45-11.00 Oranjestad, Aruba AST (UTC -4) 11.45-13.00 Istanbul, Turkey TRT (UTC +3) 18.45 – 20.00 All are welcome to join for an informal discussion on Clementia’s work. The Work-in-progress online session is the network’s new initiative to share work-in-progress, facilitate developmental improvements together with senior and established scholars a…

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