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  1. CfP: Workshop “Children on the Move: Philosophy and Child Migration”

    …words before 1 December 2018 to gottfried.schweiger@sbg.ac.at Workshop website: www.povertyresearch.org/children-on-the-move Background The so-called “refugee crisis” made migration the No. 1 political topic in many countries across the globe. This is mirrored by an unprecedented height in scholarly attention, also in philosophy (to name a few of the latest: Miller 2016; Parekh 2017; Fine and Ypi 2016; Sager 2016; Mendoza 2017; Duarte et al. 2018…

  2. Webinar Discussion: Democratising Measurement: A Case Study from Well-Being Public Policy.

    …asurement-a-case-study-from-well-being-public-policy-tickets-147848084601# — 2021 Webinar Series: Multidimensional Well-Being: Concepts, Measurement, & Application April – July 2021 The webinar series brings together and into conversation established scholars, junior researchers, and practitioners working to conceptualise, measure, and improve multidimensional well-being. It addresses and allows for discussion regarding both long-standing and co…

  3. New Book: “El Desarrollo como derecho humano. Normas nacionales y documentos internacionales. Jurisprudencia de tribunales superiores y regionales”

    …eso, desarrollo y desarrollo humano. El desarrollo como derecho humano en distintos documentos internacionales. El derecho al desarrollo en las regulaciones regionales. El progreso y el desarrollo humano en la doctrina social de la Iglesia. El progreso en el pensamiento argentino previo a la Constitución nacional de 1853. El progreso en la Constitución de 1853 y en las reformas de 1860, 1949 y 1957. La reforma constitucional de 1994 y el desarroll…

  4. Book on “The Capability Approach and Sustainability”

    It is rather astonishing that the issue of sustainability first posed by the Brundtland commission in 1987 has gained so little attention from capability scholars despite the focus of the approach on human well-being. The book “The Capability Approach and Sustainability” has recently been published as the first book dedicated exclusively on this issue. Essentially based on the special issue of the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities pub…

  5. Ph.D. in International and Public Law, Ethics and Economics for Sustainable Development

    …cs, and economics. VACANCIES: 5 Doctoral Research Positions The LEES program is seeking five outstanding and committed students to carry out a three-year multidisciplinary research project. Here, the call for application: https://www.unimi.it/it/corsi/corsi-post-laurea-e-formazione-continua/corsi-di-dottorato-phd/aa-2023/2024-dottorato-international-and-public-law-ethics-and-economics-sustainable-development-lees and the course website: https://le…

  6. JUST PUBLISHED! The Cambridge Handbook of the Capability Approach

    …as new research from leading scholars in this increasingly influential multi-disciplinary field, including the pioneers of capability research, Martha C. Nussbaum and Amartya Sen. Incorporating both approachable introductory chapters and more in-depth analysis relating to the central philosophical, conceptual and theoretical issues of capability research, this handbook also includes analytical and measurement tools, as well as policy approaches wh…

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