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  1. 2022 HDCA Conference – Antwerp, Belgium

    The HDCA annual conference will take place from 19-22 September 2022.

    “Capabilities and Transformative Institutions”

    How can we organize today for the world of tomorrow? Covid-19 has taught us that we are not ready. We have re-discovered our common vulnerability – not only to a virus, but also to problems and difficulties arising from policy mismatch, institutional hiccups, authoritarian backlash and the effects of increasing national and international inequality. Divided we have stood, unable to act well  in concert. How can we improve the structures of living together and face the challenges ahead to build a more just and sustainable world? The HDCA Conference 2022 puts this question center stage.

    Institutions, social arrangements, or the structures which emerge from our social ways of living, have been considered from many perspectives through the range of disciplines that engage with the capability approach. The conference will provide an opportunity to let these various understandings speak to and learn from each other.

  2. Work and Employment Group: Intro

    …law’s complex relationship to imperialism and colonialism is also under scrutiny. In the academy, at least, neo-Fabian plans for the modernisation of the labour law and labour market could hardly be less in vogue. Yet, something like a modernisation programme of this kind is what is currently on offer from the UK government, with the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) a far from trivial first step in this direction, while the EU’s platform work and min…

  3. News & Events

    The ‘news & events’ sections of the HDCA website contain: News and events from the HDCA External news and events in the area of human development and the capability approach HDCA members are invited to share news and events that they consider relevant for all other HDCA members, or for members of HDCA thematic groups. When logged in, members will have access to a submission form, which also includes the possibility to indicate relevance for a par…

  4. WEBINAR: Facing Inequality: Multidimensional Poverty in the U.S

    …ood Quality Definitions,” “An Analysis of the Gender Poverty Gap Using the American Community Survey,” and “The Supplemental Poverty Measure Using the American Community Survey.” Additionally, he has working papers awaiting review by the Journal of Urban Studies, the Review of Regional Studies, and the Eastern Economic Journal. His other associations include the American Economic Association, Western Economic Association, and Southern Economic Ass…

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