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  1. ALCADECA Conference – Submission Deadline Extended to March 17

    …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…

  2. Call for Applications: PhD Program in Law, Ethics and Development – Cameroon and Scotland

    …pplication: Interested candidates should submit the following documents in English: 1. Cover letter (max. two pages). 2. A short description of the intended topic of the dissertation with a detailed methodology section (max. 5 pages). 3. Curriculum vitae (in English, max. three pages). 4. Copy of University degree diploma(s) and evidence of all completed university programmes (Bachelor’s/Master’s certificate). 5. Two reference letters (preferable…

  3. Call for Papers – 12th AFD International Conference on Development

    …ing commons and social capital; – Multi-territorial commons (value chains, rural areas, interface between rural and urban zones, etc.): Links between local spaces and international injunctions and recommendations, appropriation processes, regulatory arrangements, intersection between public and private interests, territorial interface (between the local, regional, and sometimes global levels); – Common services (water, electricity, irrigation, etc…

  4. Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on How to Live with Our Human Fragility

    Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on How to Live with Our Human Fragility by Maria Popova “To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, an ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control.” In 1988, Bill Moyers produced a series of intelligent, inspiring, provocative conversations with a diverse set of cultural icons, ranging from Isaac Asimov to Noam Chomsky to Chinua Achebe. It was unlike any public discourse to have…

  5. HDCA Member Views on the Capability Approach

    …onomic growth. Instead, education is important in a richer way; it has instrumental (e.g. getting a job) and intrinsic (e.g. a love of reading for its own sake) value and transformative potential (e.g. greater gender equality). Education is also valuable for its democratic contributions; it can teach us to reason and deliberate with others – critically, and in an informed way. Education has interpersonal effects in opening up opportunities for oth…

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