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  1. Podcast

    …rnational Perspective https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OAsNFKaYLtlNPHrpXTZii In this episode, we’re led by Graciela Tonon, who’s recently edited a new book on urban inequalities. Episode 5: Energy Justice & The Capability Approach https://open.spotify.com/episode/69MBiySN7c772Yq8B6WmQr In this episode, we discuss energy justice and what a capabilities framework can bring to it. We were joined by Dr Nathan Wood who helped put the episode together,…

  2. Donate to the HDCA

    …ion dependent on funding from membership dues and donations of generous individuals and institutions.  HDCA created two funds to make it possible for members, fellows and friends to support the primary objectives of the Association, which are to promote research and policy in the area of human development and well-being. Proceeds from the Martha Nussbaum Lecture Fund support the biannual Nussbaum lecture delivered at the HDCA conference by a philo…

  3. Sustainability and Human Rights: Ethical Dimensions of an Urban Agenda

    …and finally within Washington DC. The second panel looks at Sustainability–broadly defined to include community, human, and environmental dimensions–in Washington DC and its environs. See the attached program, including speakers. For the workshop, we ask that working “Northerners” contribute $5 to help defray the cost of the workshop. Students, not-working Northerners, and participants from the Global South, any spare change is appreciated but…

  4. Call for expression of interest: Peer reviewers for the Human Development Report Office (HDRO)

    …cluding background papers, special reports and the human development reports. Interested scholars can sign up via this link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kVV4K8-lQcgqPLeo4a3g1kSXl8XQIlg8eCnZNUjlNRw/edit?usp=sharing. Peer reviewers should have a PhD degree plus at least five years of academic work experience. Please contact Rezarta Godo at Rezarta.godo@undp.org should you have any questions….

  5. Call for Papers: Special Issue, Philosophies: “The Philosophy of Human Rights Obligations and Omissions”

    …each other. We welcome papers from a wide variety of philosophical and multi-disciplinary perspectives (philosophy, law, political science, economy, theology, etc.) that address these topics and the relationships between them. Despite the many formal political achievements in the form of declarations, bills and treaties, actual human rights implementation remains illusionary to the majority of humans. The reasons are manifold and include (1) delib…

  6. CfP: On Poverty and Its Eradication

    …mission Deadlines: 28 February 2022 – Abstract 30 April 2022 – Manuscript Visit the collection homepage for the full description of the project: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/27921/ Participating Journals – manuscripts can be submitted to this Research Topic via the following journals: – Frontiers in Sociology: Migration and Society (2020 CiteScore 1.2) – Frontiers in Sociology: Work, Employment and Organizations (2020 CiteScore 1.2)…

  7. CfP: Towards 2030: Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. A Sociological Perspective

    …supply chains and severely affected small-scale industries. Less technology-intensive industries have also taken longer to recover than medium and high-technology industries, such as the pharmaceutical, computer, electronics and automotive sectors. The UN nonetheless notes that the crisis offers the opportunity to foster industrialization and improve the global distribution of groundbreaking technologies. In emerging from the pandemic, it highligh…

  8. CfP: Towards 2030: Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty. A Sociological Perspective

    …licy ideas and policy instruments, and policy transfer and learning. – Multi-level, cross-sectoral, and multi-sectoral cooperation of various stakeholders, including public, private, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and non-formal entities. – Evaluation of poverty reduction schemes and strategies. Keywords: SDG1, COVID-19, poverty, unfairness, informal economy, solidarity economy Co-Editors: – Andrzej Klimczuk, SGH Warsaw School of Economics…

  9. CfP: Towards 2030: Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing. A Sociological Perspective

    …ions in the incidence of communicable diseases and mortality rates from non-communicable diseases. The pandemic threatens to reverse or stall much of this progress. As of June 2021, the global death toll from COVID-19 stood at 3.7 million, with manifold wider ramifications of the disease. Ninety per cent of countries are still reporting one or more disruptions to essential health services, and available data indicates that the pandemic has shorten…

  10. CfP: Towards 2030: Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. A Sociological Perspective

    …ic management, and organizational management-related issues, including multi-level, multi-stakeholder, and multi-sectoral approaches to healthy and age-friendly environments, cities, and communities. – A collaborative and thoughtful approach to urban design and urban living that prioritizes climate-resilient infrastructure, inclusion, and accessible urban green spaces. – Overcoming barriers in implementing inclusive green infrastructure with the u…

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