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Human Development and Capability Association

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Global association exploring human development & the capability approach through research, policy, and practice. 🌍 #HDCA hd-ca.org

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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 22h
🌍 The 2026 Amartya Sen Lecture is coming up! We’re delighted to welcome Prof. Thomas Piketty for a special lecture on: “Global Justice Report: The Plan for Equality and Prosperity within Planetary Boundaries” 📅 4 November 2026 📍 Paris + online 🎟️ Free & open to the public
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What does well-being look like from adolescents’ own perspective? Raciti & Vivaldi explore this through the MACaD-RCA model, drawing on the experiences of 1,085 students aged 14–18 in Northern Italy. A valuable look at well-being, rights and youth agency! shorturl.at/zY8d5
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The Assessment of Adolescents’ Well-Being Through a Capability Approach-Based Model: The Application of the MACaD-RCA Model in a Local Community of Northern Italy
Within the framework of an agreement with the Piedmont Regional Government, the Italian National Institute for the Analysis of Public Policies developed the Multidimensional Analysis of Capability ...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🍂 November is shaping up to be a big month at the HDCA! 📅 On 4 Nov, Thomas Piketty delivers the 2026 Amartya Sen Lecture, exploring #GlobalJustice, #equality and #sustainability within planetary boundaries. hd-ca.org/es/event/202...
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2026 Amartya Sen Lecture featuring Thomas Piketty
Join us on November 4, 2026, for the 2026 Amartya Sen Lecture featuring Thomas Piketty at the Paris School of Economics. This event is free, open to the public, and will be connected via a live stream...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
📊 How did social protection change across Latin America? Amarante, Rossel & Sánchez examine 17 countries from 2002–2016, combining aggregate coverage with individual-level deprivation. 🌎 A closer look at who benefited from the region’s inclusionary period. doi.org/10.1080/1945...
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Social Protection Coverage in Latin America: Aggregate and Individual-level Transformations
This paper analyzes the evolution of Latin American social protection systems during the inclusionary period from the beginning of the 2000s to the mid-2010s. Using microdata from household surveys...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What does “fair” look like in a classroom? 📚 In her new HDCA blog, Sara Turnbull explores what Hungarian classrooms reveal about #refugee #education, and why treating every student the same doesn’t always mean treating them fairly. hd-ca.org/equality-is-...
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HDCA: Equality is not always Equity: What Hungarian Classrooms Reveal About Refugee Education
Sara Turnbull, Lancaster University Equal treatment isnt always fair treatment and nowhere is that clearer than in a classroom trying [...]
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📚 New open access research from Sebaggala, D’Espallier & Mersland Their review of 43 studies explores how Sen’s #CapabilitApproach is being used in #disability research, shifting attention towards capabilities, opportunities, well-being and what people are able to achieve. sl1nk.com/v2f0npk
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The Application of Sen's Capability Approach in Disability Research: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis
The use of Sen's Capability Approach (CA) in disability research has become increasingly popular, and this paper reviews how CA has been used to inform empirical disability research. We conducted a...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🚨 Tomorrow! 🌍 Who gets to produce #knowledge, whose voices are heard, and what would a more #equitable global #research #system look like? Join us for the HDCA webinar on #inequality in global #KnowledgeProduction. 📅 8 Sept | 🕐 12:00–16:30 UTC 💻 Online via Zoom hd-ca.org/event/hdca-w...
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HDCA Half-day Webinar: Understanding Inequality in Global Knowledge Production. Benefits and Challenges of Doing Research in the Global South
HDCA Online Panel on inequality in global knowledge production, focusing on the benefits and challenges of conducting research in the Global South. Panel 1: Understanding inequality in global knowledg...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
⏰ Next week! 🌍 Who gets to produce knowledge? Whose voices shape research? And how can global collaboration become more equitable? Join us next Tuesday for our webinar on inequality in global knowledge production 📅 8 Sept | 🕐 12:00–16:30 UTC 💻 Online via Zoom 👉🏽 Register: rb.gy/t35780
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
What if student well-being is not just about how students fee, but about what they’re actually able to be and do? 🎓 Muñoz-Márquez & Palafox explore Nussbaum’s Central #Capabilities in a #Mexican #university context, asking what they can tell us about subjective well-being. doi.org/10.1080/1945...
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Operationalising Nussbaum’s Central Capabilities and Psychological Traits in an Academic Context: Contributions to Subjective Well-being
This study examines the empirical operationalisation of Nussbaum’s central capabilities in a Mexican university context and explores the role of psychological characteristics as personal conversion...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
📈 Does #EconomicDevelopment lead to greater #inequality? Sen revisits the famous Kuznets Curve and asks whether rising inequality is really an unavoidable stage of development. The evidence says: not necessarily. #Growth & greater #equality can go together & policy choices matter. l1nq.com/t2y455q
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Is Inequality an Inevitable Consequence of Economic Development?
A core belief in development economics is that inequality will increase initially as economic development proceeds. This belief was widely shared by development economics in the 1960s and 1970s, an...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🌍 Two weeks to go! Who gets to produce knowledge, whose voices are heard, and how can research become more equitable? On 8 Sept, join the HDCA half-day webinar on inequalities in global knowledge production, with perspectives from across regions and disciplines.
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🌍 What happens when the world’s #knowledge resources are distributed so unevenly? Professor Ann Mitchell explores why #inequalities in global knowledge production persist, & what it would take to close the gap, drawing on #economics, epistemic justice and the #CapabilityApproach shorturl.at/rUdBO
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HDCA: The Global Knowledge Divide: Why It Exists and How We Can Close It
Professor Ann Mitchell brings together a kaleidoscopic review of theoretical frameworks for understanding epistemic justice  with an account of the [...]
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
💭 What if firms were about more than making profits? In her latest article, HDCA President Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti rethinks #markets and #firms through the #CapabilityApproach, asking what a more #HumanCentred #economy could look like.
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Reconsidering the Role of Markets and Firms Through a Capability Perspective: Towards a More Human-centred Economy
This paper reexamines markets and firms through the capability approach, advocating a shift toward a more human-centred economic paradigm. Although the capability literature has grown across discip...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📚 New issue alert! The #Journal of Human Development and Capabilities Vol. 27, Issue 3 is out! From #markets & firms to #inequality, #disability, #SocialProtection, adolescent well-being and #globalisation, a rich collection of research bringing the #CapabilityApproach to today’s big questions.
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🌍 Who gets to produce knowledge and whose knowledge gets heard? Join the HDCA half-day webinar “Understanding Inequality in Global Knowledge Production” on 8 September. A conversation on research inequalities, funding, collaboration, AI, Indigenous knowledge & Southern agency.
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
💡¿Y si la #RSC pudiera ser algo más que beneficios o filantropía? Morales et al. propone una nueva mirada desde el Enfoque de #Capacidades, donde las empresas pueden convertirse en espacios para ampliar oportunidades, fortalecer la agencia y crear valor compartido. shorturl.at/0w6eR
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Hacia una Tercera vía en la Responsabilidad Social Corporativa: Aportes desde el Enfoque de Capacidades para superar el Utilitarismo
La Responsabilidad Social Corporativa (RSC) ha sido interpretada desde marcos que habitualmente la reducen a la maximización de beneficios económicos o a iniciativas filantrópicas desvinculadas de ...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
What's it really like to navigate school while living with type 1 diabetes? A new article by Powell explores how type 1 diabetes & assistive technologies shape young people's learning, emotions, & wellbeing through the #CapabilityApproach A must read on inclusion & education 📖
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A Narrative Inquiry Evaluating the Effects of Type 1 Diabetes and Associated Assistive Technologies on 15-18-Year-Old Students’ Capabilities of “Emotions” and “Knowledge” in Education
This narrative inquiry involves six 15–18-year-old students with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) at two co-educational independent boarding schools and one university in northern England. Through semi-struc...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🌱 What would you be willing to sacrifice for a #sustainable future? Drawing on data from young people in 157 countries, Homer explores how economic realities, #education, and #humandevelopment shape the trade-offs youth make between personal aspirations and #sustainability doi.org/10.1080/1945...
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Human Development and Youth Agency: Exploring Sacrifice in Socioeconomic Contexts
This study explores youth perceptions of sacrifice for future aspirations through the lens of the Human Development Index (HDI), emphasising its intersection with education and sustainability. Util...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🤖 As AI reshapes higher education, the key question isn't whether we should use it, but what kind of human development it encourages. In a new HDCA blog, Charline Elias explores how the Capability Approach can help us rethink AI's role in education.
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
How can #businesses better protect #HumanRights during conflict? This new article by Tamara Horbachevska-Konstankevych and Olena Uvarova explores how the #CapabilityApproach can help rethink human rights due diligence, drawing on women's experiences in wartime #Ukraine. doi.org/10.1080/1945...
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Reimagining Heightened Human Rights Due Diligence: A Capability Approach Informed by Women’s Experiences in Wartime Ukraine
This article examines the limitations of existing Business and Human Rights (BHR) frameworks on the matter of addressing the complex ways war undermines women’s capabilities. The war in Ukraine ser...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Can #hope be a matter of #justice? In this new open-access article, Osben argues that the #capability to aspire isn't just personal: it depends on the opportunities society creates. What if supporting people's capacity to imagine a better futures is a responsibility of the state? shorturl.at/1HvsW
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🐘🌱 What gives non-human beings moral value? In this new open access article, Caceda-Adrianzen explores a fresh way of thinking about moral value—shifting the focus from what makes a being valuable to why we have reasons to care. doi.org/10.1080/1945...
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What Does it Mean for Non-Human Beings to Have Moral Value? Building Bridges Between Capabilitarian Theories
In this article, I present a formal and relational definition of moral value, which is not based on any specific intrinsic or extrinsic property or relational criteria in particular. With this defi...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
📢 Call for Proposals | Journal of Global Ethics Special Issue International Solidarity, Development Cooperation, and Development Ethics – Which Way Now?
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
📢New open-access article! "Women’s Self-Employment in Informal Settlements in Delhi, #India: A Pathway to Empowerment?" by K. Fincham explores whether women's economic participation translates into #empowerment A must-read contribution to debates on #gender & #development
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Women’s Self-Employment in Informal Settlements in Delhi, India: A Pathway to Empowerment?
Within Western development discourse, women’s economic activity is often assumed to automatically lead to their empowerment. Using empirical qualitative research with focus groups as the primary re...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
📚 Join us for the launch of Navigating Complex Research Terrains: The Experiences of Social Researchers in the Global South. A conversation on the realities, challenges, and opportunities of conducting research across diverse Global South contexts.
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
📚 New publication! Normative Problems in the Conditional Model of Social Protection (Springer Nature, 2026), co-edited by Facundo García Valverde and Gottfried Schweiger, is now available online. Congratulations to the editors and contributors! 🎉 shorturl.at/o9PMn
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Normative Problems in the Conditional Model of Social Protection
This book discusses conditionality in social policy from normative, ethical, and philosophical perspectives in depth.
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Interested in philosophy, ethics, and justice? Applications are now open for International Study Circle #15 (MCNSC), featuring Martha C. Nussbaum and leading scholars from around the world. 🗓️ Deadline: June 30, 2026 Learn more: hd-ca.org/news/interna...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
📢 Call Re-Opened: Host the 2027 HDCA Conference Hosting the annual conference is an opportunity to bring together the global human development & capabilities community while raising the profile of your institution 🗓️ Deadline: June 15, 2026 Contact: admin@hd-ca.org or sakatan@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
📚 What is education really for? In a recent HDCA Education Thematic Group webinar, Lorella Terzi explored why well-being should be a central aim of education through the capability approach, with reflections from Laura D'Olimpio.
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
What does agency really mean, and why is it still such a contested concept across disciplines? The HDCA Thematic Group on Empowerment and Collective Capabilities recently hosted the webinar: “An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Agency”
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
You’re still on time to join the Workshops for the Journal of HDCA 🌍🌱: shorturl.at/5IQbO Session 1 begins today and registration remains open for the upcoming sessions, including Session 3: 📅 Thursday, 28 May 2026 🕒 3:00 PM – 6:45 PM (CEST / Rome) 💻 Online
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Paper Development Workshops for the JHDC Special Issue: Beyond Development Paradigms for Sustainable Futures
Paper Development Workshops for the JHDC Special Issue: Beyond Development Paradigms for Sustainable Futures. Description: On 26-28 May 2026, the [...]
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Did you already check the Paper Development Workshops for the Journal of HDCA? 🌍 shorturl.at/5IQbO Session 2 is also coming up, featuring discussions on: 🌱 Capability-led futures 🌍 Eco-social contracts 🏘️ Grassroots organizing & community economies 💡 Indigenous knowledges & regenerative futures
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Paper Development Workshops for the JHDC Special Issue: Beyond Development Paradigms for Sustainable Futures
Paper Development Workshops for the JHDC Special Issue: Beyond Development Paradigms for Sustainable Futures. Description: On 26-28 May 2026, the [...]
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🌍🌱 Register for the Session 1 of the Paper Development Workshops for the Journal of HDCA Issue: Beyond Development Paradigms for Sustainable Futures 📅 Tuesday, 26 May 2026 🕐 1:00 PM – 4:15 PM (CEST / Rome) 💻 Online us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Paper Development Workshop for the JHDC Special Issue: Beyond Development Paradigms for Sustainable Futures. Session I. . After registering, you will receiv...
On 26-28 May 2026, the co-editors of the JHDC Special Issue: Beyond Development Paradigms for Sustainable Futures, will be running an online paper development workshop for contributing authors to faci...
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
We are excited to announce the Paper Development Workshops for the Journal of HDCA From 26–28 May 2026, members of the HDCA community will come together online to exchange ideas and strengthen research on sustainable futures, human development, and the capability approach. 🌍🌱 shorturl.at/5IQbO
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Paper Development Workshops for the JHDC Special Issue: Beyond Development Paradigms for Sustainable Futures
Paper Development Workshops for the JHDC Special Issue: Beyond Development Paradigms for Sustainable Futures. Description: On 26-28 May 2026, the [...]
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
In a world shaped by performance metrics, outcomes, and efficiency, are we losing sight of education’s deeper purpose? 📚🌱 Join this webinar with Prof. Terzi: Defending well-being as an educational aim: insights from the capability approach 🗓 26 May 2026 ⏰ 09:00 UTC 💻 Zoom
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Defending well-being as an educational aim: Insights from the capability approach. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Defending well-being as an educational aim: Insights from the capability approach. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
What lies behind the success stories of migration? In this new blog, Anjali Elsa Skariah explores how #migration reshapes identity, #gender roles, sacrifice, and #wellbeing for #women from Kerala working abroad as #nurses and #CareWorkers. hd-ca.org/from-movemen...
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HDCA: From movement to meaning: Kerala’s women migration and capability approach
Anjali Elsa Skariah, Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Gujarat, India Migration is less a linear pathway to a better [...]
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Missed the live panel? 🎥 The recording of the HDCA Online Panel “Meet the Authors: Education, Sustainability & Social Justice from the Global South” is available! Scholars & practitioners shared insights on capability development, education, & justice across the Global South shorturl.at/LOm8T
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HDCA Online Panel: Meet the authors: Special Issue on Education, Sustainability and Social Justice from the Global South
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🌟 Deadline This Week: ul Haq Early Career Scholarships 2026 🌟 Deadline close on 15 May 2026! If you’re a PhD student or early career researcher working on human development or the capability approach, this scholarship offers mentorship, visibility, and connection with a global research community
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
📣 More time to submit your work! The deadline for abstracts for the International Conference on Human Development for a Sustainable Future 2026 has been extended to 4 May 2026 (23:59 UTC). Hosted by Satya Terra Bhinneka University, the conference will take place from 29 June – 1 July 2026.
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Missed it live? Catch the recording 🎥 HDCA Webinar — Bridging Epistemic Worlds What happens when the ideas of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum meet sustainability transitions research? 👉🏽 A sharp, fast-paced exchange on how to make systemic change both sustainable and just
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
⏳ Happening soon, don’t miss it 🌍 Whose knowledge shapes education, sustainability, and social justice? Join the HDCA Online Panel 🗓 30 April 2026 ⏰ 11:00–12:30 UTC 💻 Online
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
⏳ Reminder: ul Haq Early Career Scholarships 2026 The deadline is fast approaching! If you’re an early career researcher in human development, don’t miss this opportunity to join a global network and grow your work. 📅 Apply by 15 May 2026 Link to apply: rb.gy/el7ach
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
We talk about “agency” all the time. But do we actually know what we mean? Across disciplines, agency is everywhere, yet there’s no real agreement on what it is or how to measure it. 👉🏽 Has it become a concept we use more than we understand?
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Missed it live? The recording is now available 🎥 What makes a good job today and how should we think about #work in a world shaped by #inequality, #informality, and #AI? This online discussion explored new ways to understand #LabourMarkets and the future of #employment.
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Book discussion: Prof. Kirsten Sehnbruch, “Modern Labour Markets: an Employment Capability Framework for the Future of Work.” Discussant: Prof. Dr. Nicolas Bueno
A online book discussion featuring Prof. Kirsten Sehnbruch on her forthcoming book
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
🌍 Whose knowledge shapes #education, #sustainability, and #SocialJustice? Join the HDCA Online Panel: Meet the Authors 👇 🗓 30 April 2026 ⏰ 11:00–12:30 UTC 💻 Online
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
🔔 Quick reminder, this is worth your time. When we talk about #GenderEquality, what are we actually measuring… and what are we missing? A special collection from the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities challenges the usual narratives 👇🏿
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
🎥 Missed it? Now you can watch! How does the #CapabilityApproach reshape #economics, #development, and well-being? The latest HDCA Asia-Pacific Regional Network webinar dives into thinking beyond growth, income, and traditional measures of progress.
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A fresh look for a continuing mission ✨ We’ve got a new visual identity at HDCA, including a refreshed logo and overall style. Lighter, more modern, and a better reflection of our global community. Same values, new feel. What do you think? 👇🏿 #HDCA #HumanDevelopment #CapabilityApproach
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🚀 The 2026 ul Haq Early Career Scholarships are now open! We are inviting exceptional researchers to join this prestigious program You will: ✨ Gain mentorship & support for publications ✨ Present their work in webinars ✨ Connect with a global human development network 📅Apply by 15 May 2026
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Human Development and Capability Association @hdca.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
🚨 TODAY Webinar – Bridging Epistemic Worlds: Linking Capabilities & Transitions Research for Just & Sustainable Futures 🌍✨ Join us for an interdisciplinary conversation exploring how the Capability Approach can shape truly just, inclusive, & human-centred transformations 🌱
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