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Capability Association

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  1. Regional networks

    …To date, the main activity of the association is the organization of its bi-annual conference. Previous conferences have been organized in Mexico City (2006,Universidad Iberoamericana), Montevideo (2008, Universidad de laRepublica), Porto Alegre (2010, Pontificia Universidad de Rio Grande doSul) Buenos Aires (2012, Universidad Lomas de Zamora), Lima (2014, Pontificia Universidad Católica delPerú). Asia-Pacific Network The Asia-Pacific Regional Ne…

  2. 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…

  3. Overview of Past HDCA Conferences and Global Dialogue

    …h their themes: 2023 – Global Dialogue Week 2023 – Sofia, Bulgaria Vulnerability, human development and cooperative re-building in turbulent times 2022 – Antwerp, Belgium Capabilities and Transformative Institutions 2021 – HDCA Global Dialogue (online only) 2020 – Auckland, NZ (online only) New Horizons: Sustainability & Justice 2019 – UK, London Connecting Capabilities 2018 – Argentina, Buenos Aires Human Development and Social Inclusion in an Ur…

  4. Vote in the HDCA Executive Council Elections!

    …The online voting for open positions on the HDCA Executive Council started on 12 April and will remain open through 12 May (12:00 am London time.) All HDCA members were sent an email with a link to their online ballot. Please contact Kathy (admin@hd-ca.org) with any questions or if you did not receive the email with voting link….

  5. Webinar: Horizontal inequalities and intersectionality

    The Horizontal Inequalities Thematic Group of the Human Development and Capability Association invites you to a webinar discussing: Horizontal inequalities and intersectionality: Current debates and emerging work Monday March 23rd, 2015 11:00am-12:30pm (GMT) Speakers Include: Prof. Frances Stewart, Professor Emeritus, University of Oxford; Adviser, Horizontal Inequalities Thematic Group. Dr. Chiara Mariotti, co-author of the recent ODI report on…

  6. Vote in the HDCA Executive Council elections!

    …All HDCA members are encouraged to vote in the 2016 Executive Council elections. There are three positions to be filled: Secretary, Information Officer, and Officer at Large. All members were sent an email from ‘Election Buddy’ with an individual link to the online voting. If you did not receive the email, please contact Kathy Rosenblum at admin@hd-ca.org. The online voting will remain open through June 15 at 11 pm UK time….

  7. CALL FOR PAPERS: Social Policy and Disability Symposium

    …presentation online or in person.) The Fordham Research Consortium on Disability and the Columbia China Center for Social Policy invite you to submit a paper to the multidisciplinary and international Social Policy and Disability Symposium. The symposium will provide a forum to discuss how disability is considered in the design, implementation and evaluation of social policies. In this symposium, interdisciplinary conversations among people with d…

  8. Work and Employment Group: Intro

    …2023. A debate on the controversial issue of how to place work in the capability framework (capability or resource) was opened by three controversial inputs from the coordinators. Their slides are available for download here: Suppa_TG_Work_annual_meeting_4th_Oct_2023 Stephens_TG_Work_annual_meeting_4th_Oct_2023 Bartelheimer_TG_Work_annual_meeting_4th_Oct_2023 ***WEBINAR RECORDING AVAILABLE: Labour Law, Employees’ Capability for Voice, and Wellbein…

  9. Teaching on human development and capabilities

    Do you teach about human development and capabilities? In 2020-21, we are organising a series of online workshops to bring together HDCA members who teach on human development and capabilities. To help get a picture of what is currently being taught by who, and which resources people would find helpful, we are also running a short survey in October. The first workshop will be for people to come together, share experiences on teaching and discuss…

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