Human Development and Capability Association

The Human Development and Capability Association (HDCA) was launched in September 2004 at the Fourth Capability Conference in Pavia, Italy.[1] It was founded to promote research from many disciplines on key problems including poverty, justice, well-being, and economics.[2]

Human Development and Capability Association
AbbreviationHDCA
FormationSeptember 2004
FounderAmartya Sen
Legal statusAssociation
PurposePromoting research in human development and the capability approach
Professional title
Human Development and Capability Association
Location
  • Francois Xavier Bagnound Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′7.5012″N 71°6′7.4600″W
President
Ravi Kanbur

The Association holds annual conferences; maintains a website and mailing list; supports training activities; and provides a forum in which collaborative research can emerge.[2]

The HDCA also produces a peer-reviewed journal, the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal for People-Centered Development. The association is supported by the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC).[3]

Presidents

The economist and nobel Laureate Amartya Sen was the founding president and remained President until 2006 when philosopher, Martha Nussbaum, took over. She was succeeded in 2008 by Frances Stewart, who specializes in development studies. Economist, Kaushik Basu became president in 2010, and was replaced by another economist, Tony Atkinson, in 2012.

The next president was the philosopher, Henry S. Richardson, he became president in September 2014 and served until 2016.[4][5] The current president, economist Ravi Kanbur, took the position in September 2016 after completing one year as president elect. Kanbur serves until September 2018.[6]

Fellows

List of HDCA Fellows as of December 2015.[7]

A
B
C
D
F
G
H
I
K
L
  • Ortrud Lessmann[31]
  • Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva[32]
M
  • Henk Manschot[33]
  • Guillermo Bornemann Martinez[34]
  • Mark McGillivray[35]
  • Allister McGregor[36]
N
O
  • Avner Offner[39]
  • Ilse Oosterlaken[40]
  • Siddiqur R. Osmani[41]
P
Q
  • Mozaffar Qizilbash[44]
R
S
T
U
  • Elaine Unterhalter[54]
V
W
Z

See also

References
  1. "Human Development and Capability Association Launched". International Institute for Sustainable Development. 3 September 2004. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. "Welcome to the HDCA". Human Development and Capability Association. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. "Publications: An introduction to the human development and capability approach: freedom and agency". International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  4. "Election results for HDCA Executive Council". Human Development & Capability Association. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. "HDCA history and mission". Human Development & Capability Association. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  6. "New HDCA Executive Council members elected!". Human Development & Capability Association. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  7. "HDCA Fellows". Human Development & Capability Association. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  8. "Paul Anand". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  9. "P B Anand". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  10. Sudhir Anand
  11. Proochista Ariana
  12. Mario Biggeri
  13. Andrea Brandolini
  14. Tania Burchardt
  15. Satya Chakravarty
  16. Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti
  17. "David Clark". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  18. Jay Drydyk
  19. Jean Luc Dubois
  20. "Anantha Duraiappah". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  21. James E. Foster
  22. Wulf Gaertner
  23. "Des Gasper". Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  24. "Jacqueline Ann Goldin". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  25. John Hammock
  26. "Solava Ibrahim". Archived from the original on 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  27. "Javier Iguiñiz". Archived from the original on 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  28. Stephan Klasen
  29. Jaya Krishnakumar
  30. Barbara Ky
  31. Ortrud Lessmann
  32. Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva
  33. Henk Manschot
  34. "Guillermo Bornemann Martinez". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  35. "Mark McGillivray". Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  36. Allister McGregor
  37. Zina Nimeh
  38. Farhad Noorbakhsh
  39. Avner Offner
  40. Ilse Oosterlaken
  41. Siddiqur R. Osmani
  42. Antonella Picchio
  43. Antoanneta Potsi
  44. Mozaffar Qizilbash
  45. Sanjay Reddy
  46. José Manuel Roche
  47. Erik Schokkaert
  48. Randy Spence
  49. Diana Strassmann
  50. Subbu Subramanian
  51. Lorella Terzi
  52. Graciela Tonon
  53. "John Toye". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  54. Elaine Unterhalter
  55. Sridhar Venkatapuram
  56. Andrea Vigorito
  57. Polly Vizard
  58. Melanie Walker
  59. Gareth Wall
  60. "Maria Monica Wihardja". Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
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