From: Ingrid Robeyns <[email protected]>
Announcement/Press Release: Human Development and Capability Association Pavia, Italy. September 6th, 2004 Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, eminent philosopher Martha Nussbaum and over 200 scholars from 36 countries launched a new academic association entitled the Human Development and Capability Association (HDCA). The HDCA was launched during the 4th International Conference on the Capability approach, which was on the theme, "Enhancing Human Security". At this conference 120 papers were presented on fields ranging from philosophy to economics to gender studies to ecosystems. Professor Enrica Chiappero- Martinetti from the University of Pavia and Sabina Alkire were the co- organisers of the conference. Previous conferences were at the Von Hügel Institute, University of Cambridge (2001, 2002) and Pavia (2003). The Launch was hosted in the Castello Visconteo, and was attended by the Rector of the University, the Prefect of Pavia, and the Mayor of Pavia among others. The Human Development and Capability Association shall promote high quality research in the interconnected areas of human development and capability. It shall be concerned with research in these areas across a broad range of topics where the human development and capability approaches have made and can make significant contributions, including the quality of life, poverty, justice, gender, development and environment inter alia. It shall further work in all disciplines - such as economics, philosophy, political theory, sociology and development studies - where such research is, or may be, pursued. While primarily an academic body, the HDCA shall bring together those primarily involved in academic work with practitioners who are involved in, or interested in, the application of research from the fields of human development and capability to the problems they face. All members of the Association will receive the Journal of Human Development: Alternative Economics in Action. This Journal, founded in 2000, publishes original work across disciplines that expand the concepts and measurement tools for human development and challenge traditional views of economics. It also acts as a conduit for members and critics of human development. The HDCA gratefully acknowledges financial support from the International Development Research Centre, Canada (IDRC) and from the law firm Ropes & Gray, Boston. For more information or to join the HDCA please visit the website at: www.hd-ca.org _________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
