…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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Webinar Discussion: Democratising Measurement: A Case Study from Well-Being Public Policy.
…l focus on applications related to the Capability Approach. General themes running through the series include concepts of well-being, philosophies of well-being measurement, methodological issues including formal procedures for multidimensional measurement, the role of participation and deliberation, empirical applications and challenges, policy uses and implications, and current research frontiers. The series is hosted by a group of junior HDCA s…
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TERI University – BLISS School 2016 on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns
…also highlighted in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI) of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002. The European Union (EU), recognizing the need to promote SCP practices and thereby achieve sustainable economic development, resource efficiency, and poverty reduction, has made SCP a prime focus in its regional cooperation strategy for Asia. Given this backdrop, the TERI University in New Delhi, dedicated to providing educatio…
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Call for Papers – 6th Meeting of ALCADECA (Latin American and the Caribbean Association for the Study of Human Capabilities)
…Universidad del Perú, Perú) Gustavo Pereira (Universidad de la República, Uruguay) Andrés Rius (Universidad de la República, Uruguay) Graciela Tonon (Universidad de Lomas de Zamora y Universidad de Palermo, Argentina) Local organizing committee Ana Fascioli (Universidad de la República) Martín Leites (Universidad de la República) Agustín Reyes (Universidad de la República) Gonzalo Salas (Universidad de la República) Andrea Vigorito (Universidad de…
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Call for Papers: CAPABILITIES AT WORK: EMPIRICAL APPLICATIONS OF THE CAPABILITIES APPROACH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ENDEAVOURS
…lities, and analyse possible ways of enhancing them. The CA can thus offer new perspectives on contemporary EJ struggles, such as those around nature conservation (Martin 2017), energy poverty and justice (Day et al. 2016; Bartiaux et al. 2018), or climate change and adaptation (Schlosberg 2012; Holland 2017). However, while these recent developments point to the relevance of the CA for exploring EJ issues, the potential for empirical application…
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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”
…va Convention and the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees? Confirmed Speakers • Mladjo Ivanovic, Grand Valley State University • Jonathan Josefsson, Linköping University • Anna Malavisi, Western Connecticut State University • Christine Straehle, University of Ottawa • John Wall, Rutgers University Camden Call for Papers If you are interested in participating please submit an extended abstract of 750 words to gottfried.schweiger@sbg.ac.at….
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Book Launch: The Social Construction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village
…privileges are inherited and social mobility constrained? The Social Construction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village answers this question by analysing the intersections between caste, class and education, and argues that capabilities—that is, the competence or life skills one acquires through education—are socially constructed and not an inherent trait of the individual. L. N. Venkataraman is a Faculty at the Department of Policy Studies in TERI…
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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…
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HDCA welcomes applications to host 2015 conference
…Applications to host 2015 HDCA Conference are due by November 1, 2013. For more information or to send completed applications, please contact Kathy Rosenblum at admin@hd-ca.org….