…Springer has just published the edited volume ‘The Capability Approach, Technology & Design’ in her book series ‘Philosophy of Engineering and Technology’. Many of the chapter in the book are written by members of this thematic group. The first introduction chapter to the book presents a quite extensive literature review on the topic. More information about the book….
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Special issue ‘Ethics & Information Technology’ on CA
…ommunities – Donna Vaughan, Pages 131-150 Understanding benefits realisation of iREACH from a capability approach perspective – Helena Grunfeld, Sokleap Hak, Tara Pin, Pages 151-172…
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Expert workshop ‘ICT4D & the CA’ a success
…Those of you who were at the recent 2011 HDCA conference will probably know that there was a pre-conference workshop on ICT4D and the CA. It was hosted by IICD, a Dutch NGO specializing in ICT4D. The workshop provided great interaction between academics and practitioners. To see a description of the topic on which discussions were convened, plus a photo impression of the workshop, please visit the workshop’s webpage….
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TERI University – BLISS School 2016 on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns
…ards Resource Efficient Urban Habitats: Planning and Management for Infrastructure, Energy, and Waste Innovation and Technology for SCP: Cleaner and Safer Production, Sustainable Food Systems, Tourism, Lifestyles and Education Mainstreaming SCP through Stakeholder Engagement and Policy–making The sessions will also present case studies on leading SCP practices as well as showcase innovative policies promoting SCP both at the regional and national…
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Call for Papers: CAPABILITIES AT WORK: EMPIRICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE CAPABILITIES APPROACH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ENDEAVOURS
…creasingly suggesting the resort to capabilities as a focus for activist struggles and research endeavours (Schlosberg 2007; Ballet et al. 2013; Holland 2014; Martin 2017; Day 2017). Furthermore, the original focus of capabilities on human well-being has been recently theorised in its relation to EJ (Edwards et al. 2016). Criticism on the arguably individualistic stance of the original CA has triggered the development of another literature strand…
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Oxford 2015 International Health Congress – Call for Papers
…Oxford 2015 International Health Congress: St Hugh’s College 25-7 June 2015 Call for Abstracts: www.ihcoxford2015.org…
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CfP: Workshop “Children on the Move: Philosophy and Child Migration”
…thics and Poverty Research, University of Salzburg Organizers: Johannes Drerup (Koblenz-Landau) and Gottfried Schweiger (Salzburg) Submissions: 750 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 at…
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Book Launch: The Social Construction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village
…lopment among others. Dr Rosie Peppin Vaughan conducts interdisciplinary research around the topics of gender, education, and global governance. Her most recent work has been on the post-2015 development agenda, and transnational advocacy on girls’ and women’s education. Her theoretical work includes using the capability approach and the concept of human development to think about gender, educational equality and social justice. Find more informat…
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Webinar “Children’s feeling of Security: a view from the Capability Approach” July, 6th, 2018
…3-4pm London, 7.30-8.30pm New Delhi This webinar shares the results of a research project conducted by the Social Sciences Research Centre (CICS-UP) of Palermo University (Argentina) dedicated to understanding and describing the views of children between 8 and 12 years old living in different contexts of the Metropolitan area of Buenos Aires. Starting from the theoretical introduction on children-security and capability approach, the speakers will…
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Book on “The Capability Approach and Sustainability”
…issue of the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities published in February 2013, it starts with a contribution by Amartya Sen on the “Ends and Means of Sustainability”. All contributions focus on the difficulties that arise from a freedom-oriented view of sustainability. The introduction by the editors Felix Rauschmayer and Ortrud Leßmann has been adapted and the article on “Human Development and Sustainability” written by Eric Neumayer has…