First Call For Papers 2007 HDCA Conference |
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Written by <a href='/community/profile/5028-didymus/'>Didymus</a>
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Wednesday, 14 February 2007 01:17 |
The HDCA [Human Development and Capability Association] invites you to submit proposals for the
2007 Conference of the HDCA: "Ideas Changing History"
September 16-20, 2007
Hosted by The Graduate Program in International Affairs at The New
School, New York City - "A university born of dissent and democracy"
http://newschool.edu/history.html
Sponsored by Frederick S. Pardee and in collaboration with the Pardee
Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University
Keynote speakers will include:
Anthony Appiah, Sir Richard Jolly, Martha Nussbaum, Hilary Putnam, and Amartya
Sen.
Special conference theme: Ideas Changing History
The special theme of the conference will be on the spread of ideas and their
social impact.
'The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right
and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed
the world is ruled by little else.' (Keynes)
As the famous quote by Keynes reflects, breakthrough ideas in economics and
political philosophy can change history, but what are the processes that shape
their spread? Ideas spread and have impact through three channels: academia,
government policy and social movements. What has been the experience of
progressive ideas in the past and what are the prospects for human development
and capability approach in shaping development policy? What is the likely
intellectual trajectory of capability and human development?
Aims of the conference and program
The purpose of this conference is to promote high quality research and
innovations in policy and practice. The conference will bring together
researchers and practitioners engaged in leading work on human
development and capability approaches to development.
As in previous years, this conference program will include the key
themes of Human Development and Capability, including: (i) philosophical
foundations; (ii) measurement methods; (iii) conceptual and theoretical issues;
and (iv) policy applications. These should relate to the broad range of basic
concerns including poverty and inequality, democracy and public action, freedom,
justice, human rights, and the challenges of globalization.
To address the special theme, the conference program will include
diverse studies in intellectual history and development policy that
address issues of: (i) intellectual freedom in academic institutions;
(ii) economics in universities; (iii) the recent trajectory of
development economics; (iv) human development and social movements; (v)
democracy and social movements; (vi) human development and development policy;
and (vii) institutions and ideas.
Submissions of papers and panels for consideration
Proposals are invited for papers and panels on both the special
conference theme and the broader theme of human development and
capability approach.
Submissions for papers should be sent as follows:
Abstracts of papers of 300-500 words (except as noted below), including an
explanation of the paper's relation to the human development and capability
approach and up to five keywords, along with your name, affiliation, contact
information and short bio.
Submissions for panels are welcome. Panels would consist of four papers or a
roundtable discussion with 3-4 speakers. A panel proposal should contain:
Title and description of the theme of the panel in up to 400 words;
Titles, authors and abstracts of the papers (each of up to 400 words)
Names, affiliations and short bios of the proposed speakers;
Name and contact information of the panel organizer
Travel support:
There will be a limited number of travel support for students and
scholars from developing countries. To be considered, you must send a
letter requesting travel support together with a full paper with the
abstract by deadline of March 30.
Timetable for submissions
Proposals to be sent before March 30, 2007
Full papers to be submitted by July 30, 2007
Application for travel support to be submitted by March 30, 2007
Proposals to be sent by email to:
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Organization
Programme Committee: Martha Nussbaum (Chair), Sabina Alkire, Jonathan Bach,
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Reiko Gotoh, Siddiq Osmani, Ingrid Robeyns, Martin Van Hees.
Conference Director: Sakiko Fukuda_Parr
Conference Coordinator: Sabrina Quaraishi
New School Committee Chair: Michael Cohen
For further information, please contact the Conference Coordinator,
Sabrina Quaraishi at
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Sabrina Quaraishi
The New School
Graduate Program in Intl Affairs
66 West 12th St, Office 616,
New York, NY 10011
Tel: 212-206-3524 ext. 2453
Fax: 212-924-1292
Email:
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