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Conference Announcement "Equality, Inclusion and Human Development" Annual Conference Human Development and Capability Association Institute for Human Development New Delhi (India) 10-13 September 2008 __________________________________________________ The Annual Conference of the Human Development and Capability Association (HDCA) sets out to explore the relationships between equality, inclusion and human development. Equality here is understood not only as equality in incomes and capabilities between and within social groups, women and men or individuals, but also in terms of possessing the basic capabilities to overcome wider socio-economic and political constraints. It includes perceptions of inequality as well as more objectively measured inequalities. Real or perceived equality can, among other factors, form the basis of inclusion in socio-economic and political processes. Conversely, inequality may lead to different types of social tensions and conflicts and affect human development outcomes in various ways. The main issues that can be addressed may include the following: - Dimensions of equality that go beyond income equality - Relationship between (in)equality, inclusion (or exclusion) and human development - Formal and informal institutions impacting equality and human development, while also mediating to promote inclusion or mitigate/sharpen social conflicts - Economic inequality and political inequality - Democracy and equality - Locus of equality and inequality: gender, caste, race, religion, ethnicity, etc. - Policies that aggravate or mitigate the equalities and exclusion Prospective paper writers can examine these issues from diverse perspectives encompassing theoretical and conceptual perspectives including philosophical arguments, empirical analyses including econometric analyses, and policy considerations. Papers may contribute to debates on how inequality affects and is affected by human development. They are welcome to engage critically with the human development and capability approach discourse. Following the conventions set by previous HDCA conferences, high quality papers on other aspects of human development and capability approach (gender and intra-household distribution, sustainable development, poverty in all of its dimensions, measurement and quantitative methods, participatory methods, formal and informal institutions, health and education, indigenous peoples, foundational philosophical problems, human rights, theoretical issues and technical matters in applying the capability approach) are also invited. Venue and Staying Arrangements The Conference will be hosted by the Institute for Human Development (IHD) (www.ihdindia.org), New Delhi. The venue of the Conference will be the India International Centre (IIC) and India Islamic Cultural Centre (IICC), New Delhi. These two adjacent premises are cultural hubs of Delhi and are located in the centre of the City at Lodi Estate. The staying arrangements of the participants will be at the venue, nearby hotels, lodges and guest houses. The travelling time from the place of lodging will vary between 10 to 40 minutes. The local travel will be the responsibility of the host institution. Plenary Speakers Presidential Address Frances Stewart, University of Oxford Plenary Speakers: (To be confirmed) Niraja Gopal Jayal, Jawaharlal Nehru University Martha Nussbaum, University of Chicago Charles Tilly, Columbia University Barbara Harriss-White, University of Oxford Miguel Székely Pardo (Valedictory), Vice Minister of Prospective, Planning and Evaluation, Social Development Ministry, Mexico Dialogue: A dialogue is proposed to be organised around the theme Law, Inequality and Human Development Speakers (To be confirmed) Athaliah Molokomme (Attorney General of the Republic of Botswana) Pratap Bhanu Mehta (Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi) Aruna Roy (Social Activist, India) Contact: Aseem Prakash Institute for Human Development NIDM Building, IIPA Campus IP Estate, MG Marg New Delhi - 110 002 India Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.capabilityapproach.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
