By Tadashi Hirai, Project Researcher in the University of Tokyo, Japan, and a supervisor specializing in the human development approach and the human development index at the University of Cambridge, UK. Summary This book examines the main reasons and challenges for the success of the human development approach both in theory and practice as an alternative to the economic growth model. Unlike the preceding research which has typically been either…
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WEBINAR: Inclusive Data and Statistics: Human Development and Disability in Low- and Middle-income Countries
…d surveys from 21 LMICs. Findings have implications for data collection, research and policy. Speaker’s Bio: Sophie Mitra is professor of economics and founding director of the Research Consortium on Disability at Fordham University in New York City. She has studied the economic impact of disability and mental illness, the effects of social protection programs, multidimensional poverty, the association between disability and poverty, the definitio…
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Final Newsletter of the GeNECA project on Sustainable Development and the Capability Approach
…on where the CA can contribute to furthering sustainability, where more research is needed, and for which problems related to the implementation of sustainability the CA cannot give satisfying answers. We are certain that we meet many of you again and hope that we all contribute to a sustainable human development. Ortrud Lessmann and Felix Rauschmayer for Jürgen, Peter, Torsten, Rebecca, Ines, Mirijam, and many more who actively supported our wor…
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Award-winning book on re-imagining the university from a human development and capabilities perspective
…ty of the twenty-first century, co-edited by Alejandra Boni and Melanie Walker and published by Routledge in 2013, has just been awarded the prestigious Manuel Castillo award in Spain for stimulating ‘academic, scientific and journalist research in cooperation, peace and human development fields’. A Spanish translation of parts of the book is being considered to facilitate wider dissemination. The award ceremony takes place in Valencia on 20 May 2…
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Workshop: Advances in stochastic dominance for welfare analysis
…emia, in particular for the design of development policy. Papers linking research and policy are particularly welcome. Keynote speakers: James Foster (Institute for International Economic Policy, George Washington University), Alain Trannoy (EHESS and Aix-Marseille School of Economics). Submission process: Submissions of complete papers, in pdf format, are expected by July 1st, 2014. Submissions should be sent to Kelly Labart at conference@ferdi…
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NEW BOOK! Reparative Futures and Transformative Learning Spaces
…s a remarkable compilation of learning practices and methodologies to construct reparative futures which are humanising, inclusive, sustainable, and more just, and where past injustices are no longer replicated but repaired or mended. The main players who populate those spaces are of a noteworthy diversity: community researchers, student activists, artists, policymakers and practitioners, and defenders of the LGTBIQ+ community, among many others….
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Call for Papers: 1st International Conference on Aporophobia
…others. This conference has two main objectives. The first is to invite researchers from around the world to explore in depth issues related to the phenomenon of aporophobia: What are the main characteristics of aporophobia? How can we produce reliable indicators of aporophobia?, What is the exact relationship between aporophobia and other kinds of discrimination? Should aporophobia be classified as a hate crime as it is done in Spain? How do peo…
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Call for Papers: Third CAMBRIDGE CAPABILITY CONFERENCE (CCC) – 2018
…NABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT” CALL FOR PAPERS Cambridge has been home to many researchers working on the Capability Approach. In 2016 we launched a new series of annual capability conferences along similar lines as the early capability conferences that we initiated back in 2001. The main objective was to recreate the intimate intellectual atmosphere, in-depth discussions and time for exchanges, having one hour per paper and no parallel sessions. While…
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2015 CA Bibliography Available for Download
…The 2015 Bibliography on the Capability Approach is available for download at: http://hd-ca.org/publication-and-resources/ca-bibliograhy…
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Publishing Opportunity – International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life
…sciplines and areas of study within the growing field of quality of life research. Handbooks in the series focus on capturing and reviewing the quality of life research literature in specific life domains, on specific populations, or in relation to specific disciplines or sectors of industry. In addition, the Handbooks cover measures of quality of life and well-being, providing annotated bibliographies of well-established measures, methods, and sc…