…of the Witwatersrand Crises bring out the best and worst of politicians and populations. Folly, fear and fortitude are on display everywhere. In the main, democracies have fared better than non-democracies in handling the coronavirus pandemic. But the record is very varied indeed. What explains this? What can be done about it? Read the full article in The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/what-sets-good-and-bad-leaders-apart-in-the-corona…
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In Memoriam – Kotaro Suzumura
…hoice as well as the theory of social choice and welfare economics. Kotaro read widely and his keen awareness of the historical background of modern normative economics was a distinctive feature of his work on social choice and welfare. Together with K. J. Arrow and A. K. Sen, Kotaro edited the Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare, Volume 1 (North-Holland, 2002) and Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare, Volume 2 (North-Holland, 2011), which cont…
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Gaur, Diptanshu; Murthy, Venkatesh (2019). 'Inequality of Opportunities in Educational Achievements: Effect of Individual’s Social Network' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2019, London, UK.
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Lorimer, Karen (2019). 'How do we embrace human flourishing and social justice in the evaluation of sexual health and wellbeing interventions? Insights from qualitative work.' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2019, London, UK.
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Delgado Caro, Carlos (1,2) (2019). 'Experiential learning in Higher Education: beyond the classroom. Experiences in the Student Representative Council at the University of the Free State (South Africa) from the Capability Approach for Human Development' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2019, London, UK.
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Henry Richardson Awarded 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship in Philosophy
…y that I have been abstractly defending for some time now. I call it “constructive ethical pragmatism,” honoring John Dewey’s insight that our “practical intelligence” makes us capable of reframing our deepest commitments on the fly, on the basis of reasons that arise in the context of action.” Read more at: https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/henry-s-richardson/ The Guggenheim Foundation offers Fellowships to further the development of scholar…
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da Silva, Gabriel Souza; Uranga, Paulo Ricardo Ricco; Bagolin, Izete Pengo (2020). 'Educational and professional expectations: the role of gender on students aspirations from brazilian schools' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2020.
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Vavilala, Mounika Prashanthi; Shukla, Tanu (2020). 'Well-being and School Engagement of students at Secondary level through the lens of Capability Approach' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2020.
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Raj C, Aparna (2020). 'Corporate Social Responsibility Law in India: The Capabilities Approach Perspective' Paper presented at the annual conference of the HDCA 2020.
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Open Access Book: ‘Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-income Countries’
…ic and social impacts. They further outline how achieving SDG4 will take renewed and persistent effort by stakeholders to use better measurement tools to promote learning achievement among poor and marginalized children. This volume builds on the second international conference on Learning at the Bottom of the Pyramid (LBOP2). It will be an indispensable resource for policymakers, researchers and government thinktanks, and local experts, as well a…