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Wie der philosophische #CapabilityApproach die Analyse von archäologischem Fundgut verändert und warum das auch für uns heute relevant sein kann, darüber sprach Selma Hornbacher-Schönleber für @taz.de mit ROOTS-Mitglied Vesa Arponen
#Archäologie 🏺 #Philosophie #cucutenitrypillia
„Archäologie sah Eliten lange als treibende Kraft“
Ein Kieler Projekt wandte die Philosophie des Capability Approach, der Möglichkeitsräume, auf frühe Großsiedlungen an und fand heraus: Hierarchien sind keine Notwendigkeit
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March 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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🌟 HDCA is now on Bluesky! 🌟

Join us for updates on human development, social justice, our journal, events, scholarships & more.

Let’s build a global space for thoughtful dialogue. Drop your handle so we can connect!

#HDCA #CapabilityApproach #BlueskySocial
April 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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On Tuesday, philosopher Vesa Arponen presented a study by the ROOTS #ReflectiveTurnForum to the #UnitedNations #HumanDevelopmentReport Office. This study relates, for the first time, archaeological categories to those of United Nations Human Development Index.
#CapabilityApproach #philosophy 🏺
Talk on ROOTS research at the UN Development Programme
Philosopher Vesa Arponen presents study on linking the Human Development Index and archaeological finds.
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February 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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#Bildung als #positiveFreiheit trägt nicht nur zur Entwicklung von #Wissen bei, sondern befähigt zu ökonomischer, politischer, sozialer & kultureller #Teilhabe. Anne Sliwkas Vortrag liefert „the bigger picture“ - hier die Aufzeichnung.👇🏻

#CapabilityApproach #Chancengleichheit #Transformation #edubw
February 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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📚✨ The #HDCA2025 #SummerSchool starts today at the @uniofbradford.bsky.social

Over 2 days, PhD & postdoc researchers will dive into #HumanDevelopment & #CapabilityApproach with Giulia Greco, Mikateko Mathebula + senior scholars 🌍💡

Workshops, shared projects, new connections. Welcome participants!
August 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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What if physiotherapy wasn’t just about recovery, but about freedom? What if care wasn’t something delivered in clinics, but something co-created in communities? 🌍✨

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#Physiotherapy #HealthJustice #CoAgency #ReimaginingCare #CapabilityApproach
Beyond the clinic walls : A reflection on health as a shared becoming
A reflection in relation to Norwegian National Physiotherapy Conference 2025
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March 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
kopyor.bsky.social
Sarah's article is #OpenAccess #OA too! #Disability #PublicPolicy #CapabilityApproach #Aotearoa #NewZealand #UnitedKingdom #DevelopmentStudies #DisabilityStudies #DisabilityPolicy
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A Comparative Analysis of Disability Policies in Aotearoa New Zealand and the United Kingdom Through the Lens of the Capability Approach
Disability policy intersects many policy domains, requiring cross-governmental responses. How policy understands and responds to disability affects capabilities for millions of people. Applying Ama...
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May 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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📢 New issue out now!

The Journal of Human Development and Capabilities has just released Issue (e), with #articles, #discussions, #policyforums, and #bookreviews — all exploring key themes through the lens of the #CapabilityApproach. 🌍
August 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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New to the Capability Approach? This session is for you 🌱
Learn key concepts and how CA is used in research, policy & practice.

🎤 Speakers: Raphael Ng & Dorothy Ferary
💬 Moderator: Erdal Bayraktar

#HDCA #CapabilityApproach #Webinar #HumanDevelopment #EarlyCareer
January 23, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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🌱 What will happen to human possibility when #AI reshapes the very capabilities that define our lives?

This article considers AI’s role in human development, & how these systems may transform our freedoms, relationships, & futures... 1/2

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#CapabilityApproach #SocialScience
HDCA: Is AI transformative for human flourishing?
Phillipa Shepherd, Université Grenoble Alpes, FranceCaroline Kuhn, Bath Spa University, UK Understanding AI’s role in human development requires more than [...]
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December 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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🌍 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

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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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August 21, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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We’re inviting research that connects these emerging approaches with the #HumanDevelopment & #CapabilityApproach.

Explore frameworks like:
🌱 New Eco-Social Contract
🫱🏾‍🫲🏻 Economy of Francesco
📜 Manifesto for a Renaissance in Economics
💬 Social & Solidarity Economies
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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☀️ Good morning from the @uniofbradford.bsky.social!

We’re kicking off the final day of the HDCA 2025 #SummerSchool. Today: workshops, research sharing & key debates on the #CapabilityApproach. 📚🌍

Let’s carry the energy & collaboration from yesterday into a memorable closing day! ✨
August 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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📚 We’re delighted to share a new article in the Journal of Human Development & Capabilities:

“Forming an Eco-social Capability in the South African Higher Education Space” by Melanie Walker & Fenella Somerville.

#CapabilityApproach #HigherEd #ClimateJustice

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Forming an Eco-social Capability in the South African Higher Education Space
Our responses to urgent ecological challenges will shape justice into the future. Given that university graduates will become leaders in politics, the professions and businesses, the paper addresse...
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December 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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An invitation to bridge disciplines, connect ideas & rethink transformation through justice, capabilities & inclusion 🌏💡

With support from: P-WILL, COST Association & European Union

#HDCA #CapabilityApproach #SustainabilityTransitions #Justice #Webinar

HDCA Webinar: Bridging Epistemic Worlds: Linking Capabilities and Transitions Research for Just and Sustainable Futures
This online webinar brings together the Human Capability Approach and Sustainability Transitions research to explore how large-scale socio-technical transformations can be both sustainable and just. Through an interdisciplinary dialogue, the event examines how transitions in areas such as energy, mo...
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March 19, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Deadline approaching!🚨
Applications are open for the HDCA #MentorshipProgram🎓✨

Are you an early-career researcher or practitioner using the #CapabilityApproach? Get paired with advanced scholars for mentorship, guidance, and collaboration.

📝 Apply: https://shorturl.at/cUru6
⏰ Deadline: 25 Jan 2026
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January 22, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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📢 The #HDCA 2025 Conference Programme is live!

Plan your days in #Bradford (and online) with the full schedule of keynotes, panels, sessions & cultural events. ✨📚

Get ready for an inspiring week of exchange on #HumanDevelopment & the #CapabilityApproach. 🌍💡

🔗 hd-ca.org/es/conferenc...
2025 HDCA Conference – Bradford, UK
The HDCA is a global community of academics and practitioners that seeks to build an intellectual community around the ideas of human development and the capability approach, and relate these ideas to...
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August 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Whether you’re working on #sustainability, climate justice, equitable wellbeing, or the #CapabilityApproach, this group is your platform for collaboration.

Join a global community shaping research and dialogue on sustainable human development. 🌱🤝

🔗 hd-ca.org/thematic_gro...
#HumanDevelopment
HDCA - The Human Development and Capability Association
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January 7, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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📣 Planning to attend the #HDCAConference in Bradford this August?

Don’t forget: the HDCA Summer School 2025 takes place just before, on August 29–30, and applications are open now!

It’s an in-person opportunity designed for PhD students and postdocs working with the #CapabilityApproach
June 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
clusterroots.bsky.social
Am 1. Juli hielt Philosoph und ROOTS-Mitglied Vesa Arponen einen Vortrag über »Konzeptionen von Leadership in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart« beim @antike-kolleg.bsky.social Der Vortrag ist jetzt auch online verfügbar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICcZ...
#Vortrag 🏺 #Philosophie #CapabilityApproach
Konzeptionen von Leadership in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart: Ein interdisziplinärer Blick
YouTube video by Berliner Antike-Kolleg
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July 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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🌏 Calling all researchers, practitioners & changemakers in the #AsiaPacific!

Why not connect with the HDCA Asia-Pacific Regional Network! A space for collaboration on human development & the #CapabilityApproach across research, policy & practice... 1/2

Dive in 👉 hd-ca.org/region/asia-...
HDCA - The Human Development and Capability Association
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December 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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2/2 This thematic group aims to revive the interest of #HumanSecurity (HS) studies within the #HumanDevelopment and Capabilities paradigms.

💡 If you have an interest in HS studies, join the debate! This group is for you!

Learn more: hd-ca.org/thematic_gro...
#CapabilityApproach #HigherEducation
HDCA - The Human Development and Capability Association
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December 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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📚 #Education, aspirations & wellbeing — Dr. Caroline Hart weaves these threads through the #CapabilityApproach.

She brings decades of work on justice in education to the HDCA Summer School 2025.

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2025 HDCA Conference – Bradford, UK
The HDCA is a global community of academics and practitioners that seeks to build an intellectual community around the ideas of human development and the capability approach, and relate these ideas to the policy arena.
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July 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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We’re inviting research that connects these emerging approaches with the #HumanDevelopment & #CapabilityApproach.

Explore frameworks like:
🌱 New Eco-Social Contract
🫱🏾‍🫲🏻 Economy of Francesco
📜 Manifesto for a Renaissance in Economics
💬 Social & Solidarity Economies

🔗 More info: rebrand.ly/ekj2835
HDCA: For Authors
JHDC August 2027 Special Issue Call for Papers: Beyond Development Paradigms for Sustainable Futures: Integrating Emerging Approaches of the Economy [...]
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December 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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💭 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.

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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August 20, 2026 at 9:03 AM