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Capability Association

Agency, Well-Being and Justice

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  1. Thank You

    … Thanks for registering, we send you an email with login information. If you do not receive an email, please first check your junk/spam folder. …

  2. Kuklys prize

    for the best conference paper by a graduate student The Kuklys prize is annually awarded at the HDCA conference for the best conference paper written by a graduate student. Normally the same person can only win the award once. It is aimed at promoting the work of graduate students in the field of human development and the capability approach. It is named in memory of Wiebke Kuklys, who, as an Economics PhD student at Cambridge University, advance…

  3. Haq Memorial Lectures

    The Mahbub-ul-Haq Memorial Lecture is given by a leading academic or practitioner who has made important contributions to the field of Human Development, broadly understood. The lecture commemorates the contribution of Mahbub-ul-Haq to this field, and was previously held every two years. With support from the UNDP Human Development Report Office, the lecture will become an annual feature of HDCA conferences starting in 2014. Past lectures: 2023: …

  4. Amartya Sen Lectures

    Amartya Sen Lecture Series This lecture series celebrates Amartya Sen’s important contributions to the fields of human development and capability. It focuses on themes from Sen’s wide ranging contributions to these areas, ranging from his work on capability and freedom to his related works in areas such as democracy, development, gender, liberty, welfare, poverty, famine and social choice. Since 2011, the lecture takes place annually at the HDCA …

  5. Papers and Keynote Lectures – past conferences

    The papers and keynote lectures presented at recent HDCA conferences are only accessible to HDCA members (become an HDCA member). The videos of the keynotes are accessible to members and registered website users. 2023: papers; Keynote lecture videos 2022: papers; Keynote lecture videos 2021: papers 2020: papers; Keynote lecture videos 2019: papers; Keynote lecture videos 2018: papers; Keynote lecture videos 2017: papers 2016: papers; Keynote lect…

  6. HDCA publications

    … There are three publication series connected to the HDCA: The Journal of Human Development & Capabilities, an academic journal owned by the HDCA but published by Taylor & Francis The Human Development and Capability Debate Series, a book series published by Taylor & Francis The e-bulletin Maitreyee, published by the HDCA itself and targetting both academics and practitioners …

  7. Human Development & Capability Debate Series

    Titles which have appeared so far: “The Capability Approach and the Sustainable Development Goals: Inter, Multi and Trans Disciplinary Perspectives” Edited by Brian Vincent Ikejiaku (2024) “Wellbeing, Justice and Development Ethics” by Séverine Deneulin (2014) “Technology and Human Development” by Ilse Oosterlaken (2015)” HDCA members receive a 25% discount! Email admin@hd-ca.org to request the promotional code. In the early 1980s, Amartya Sen st…

  8. Overview of Books in the Human Development & Capabilities Debate Series

    … Indigenous Peoples and the Capability Approach – Krushil Watene, Mandy Yap, Erika Bockstael (2019) Technology and Human Development – Ilse Oosterlaken (2015) Wellbeing, Justice and Development Ethics – Séverine Deneulin (2014) For more information, see the Routledge website. HDCA members receive a 25% discount! Email admin@hd-ca.org to request the promotional code. …

  9. “Well-Being, Justice and Development Ethics”

    Read the introduction! First title in the Human Development and Capability Debate Series. Now available for order at: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415720243/ HDCA members receive a 25% discount! Email admin@hd-ca.org to request the promotional code. Author Dr. Séverine Deneulin, Lecturer in International Development, Department of Social Policy, University of Bath, UK. Description The question of the meaning of progress and developm…

  10. HD&C Debate Series – Technology and Human Development

    Read the introduction! Available for order here. HDCA members receive a 25% discount! Email admin@hd-ca.org to request the promotional code. Author: Ilse Oosterlaken Description This book introduces the capability approach – in which wellbeing, agency and justice are the core values – as a powerful normative lens to examine technology and its role in development. This approach attaches central moral importance to individual human capabilities, un…

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