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  1. The Role of Social Policy in Promoting Human Security in the MENA Region

    …region has long been marred by protracted conflicts that have a strong multi-dimensional nature. This requires a closer examination of the various threats to social cohesion. Human security proves to be a worthwhile construct to further explore within this context due to its ability to recognise multiple threats – whether from poverty, inequality or political marginalisation. Not only can human security be defined as a people-centred, multi-discip…

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  2. For Authors

    JHDC 2027 Special Issue Call for Papers: Work and Employment in the Capability Approach Download the Call for Papers The deadline to submit an abstract has been extended to June 15, 2025. Authors will be notified of acceptance by June 23, 2025. https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cjhd JHDC 2026 Special Issue Call for Papers: The Anthropocene Reframed: from human impact to human agency for just and sustainable futures Download the Call for Papers The…

  3. JHDC Call for Papers – Special Issue on Participatory Research

    …rocesses. It further requires attention more broadly not only to university-community but also to South-North asymmetries of power in knowledge production Hence, in this special issue, we aim to initiate a provocative conversation of challenging methodological lines that participatory practices have experienced in our capability research area. The point is to bring theoretical and empirical insights – especially from the South – to re-think the li…

  4. HDCA WEBINAR: Children during the Pandemic: A View from the CA

    …0 (Sydney) This webinar aims to shed light on the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic on children by looking at it through the capabilities approach. It brings together three scholars from different corners of the globe, who will discuss the situation of children in their own regions, and how this may speak to concerns about the effects that the pandemic has had on children’s well-being and capabilities. SPEAKERS Caroline Hart (University of S…

  5. Call for Papers: ASAUK Biennial Conference, University of Birmingham

    …ty of the study of Africa. To build networks among scholars interested in similar topics or fields, the conference includes several thematic streams. Papers and panels can be submitted to the conference’s thematic streams or directly to the conference organisers. http://www.asauk.net/stream-political-economy-of-development/ The deadline for submissions is 16 February 2018. Stream organisers are responsible for organising at least two thematically…

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