2015 HDCA Conference - Nussbaum, Heckman, Zedillo, Benhabib and more!!

HDCA 2015 Conference Registration

Register for the HDCA 2015 Conference  “Capabilities on the Move: Mobility and Aspirations”   Registration is open for the 2015 Conference of the Human Development and Capability Association, hosted in Washington, DC, September 10-13, 2015 byGeorgetown University. Register by July 10 to receive reduced rates. To register, please go to: http://hd-ca.org/conference-registration Plenary speakers will include: Martha Nussbaum, Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico and Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization James Heckman, Nobel laureate in economics and Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago Seyla Benhabib, Eugene Meyer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, Yale University  Information about plenary speakers, accommodations, and other aspects of the conference are available at the conference website. Requests for scholarship support are now being reviewed.  Decisions will be communicated as soon as possible.

annual capabilities approach conference 9-12 September

The annual conference for the capabilities approach will be in Manuaga Nicaragua this year.  Philosophers such as Joshua Cohen, Martha Nussbaum, and Amartya Sen will be speaking.

Deadline April 8th.

• NEW Extended Deadline for HDCA 2013 Conference Proposals: April 8th

The HDCA 2013 Conference will be held from September 9-12 in Managua, Nicaragua, hosted by the Universidad Centroamericana. The theme is Human Development: Inclusion, Vulnerability and Well-being. Please visit the conference website to download the Call for Papers and get further details: www.hdca2013.org

Below are the submission and registration deadlines. Registration will open in the coming weeks – please watch the conference and HDCA websites for more details.

Submission of proposals: April 8, 2013
Announcement of acceptance/rejection: May 8, 2013
Registration with early–bird-fee: July 1, 2013
Submission full papers/posters: July 31, 2013
Registration with latecomer-fee: August 1, 2013

Latin America is a continent marked by entrenched inequality which generates vulnerability. People have fewer opportunities to satisfy their basic needs and cannot exercise or sustain valuable capabilities. For example, inequality in access to education and basic social services limits people’s opportunities to participate actively in economic, social and political life. Therefore, reducing inequality requires an in-depth analysis of the causes and persistence of social exclusion, particularly of specific social groups. The design of social inclusion policies is central to human development and people’s wellbeing. The 2013 HDCA International Conference aims at establishing conceptual frameworks and programmes of action to reduce inequality, vulnerability and social exclusion.

More information at:

http://www.hdca2013.org/index.php