Human Development and Capability Association

2013 HDCA Annual International Conference - "Human Development: Vulnerability, Inclusion and Wellbeing
9-12 September 2013, Managua Nicaragua
More information about the conference can be found at www.hdca2013.org
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The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future
The Pardee Center serves as a forum for representatives and experts from a broad range of disciplines to take an informed, rigourous, and thoughtful look at the multiple forces that will shape our global community in the next 35 to 200 years. The overarching mission of the Center is to serve as a leading academic nucleus for the study of the future and to produce serious intellectual work that is interdisciplinary, international, non-ideological, and of practical applicability. The center is host to HDCA's office.



Human Development, Capability and Poverty International Research Centre (HDCP-IRC)
Launched in the year 2006 and promoted by the Institute for Advanced Study of Pavia, Italy (IUSS), the HDCP-IRC represents an innovative initiative in the academic field, namely the creation of a notable multidisciplinary forum for academic research and high-quality training activities in the fields of human development, including the study of topics such as the quality of life, poverty and inequality, global justice, human rights, gender issues and sustainable development inter alia.



Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Research Network
PEP brings together and provide technical and financial support to developing country researchers working to reduce poverty.



Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa is headquartered in Dakar Senegal. It was established in 1973 as an independent Pan-African research organisation with a primary focus on the social sciences, broadly defined. It is recognised not only as the pioneer African social research organisation but also as the apex non-governmental centre of social knowledge production on the continent.



The Center for Global Development
CGD is an independent, not-for-profit think tank that works to reduce global poverty and inequality by encouraging policy change in the U.S. and other rich countries through rigorous research and active engagement with the policy community. Today CGD conducts research and analysis on a wide range of topics related to how rich country policies impact people in the developing world.



Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative OPHI
As a research initiative within the Department of International Development, University of Oxford, OPHI advances the human development approach to poverty reduction by fundamental, sustained, and multidisciplinary research that is effectively disseminated. The overall aim is to build and advance a more systematic methodological and economic framework to underlie multidimensional poverty reduction.



The International Development Ethics Association
The International Development Ethics Association is a cross-cultural group of philosophers, social scientists, and practitioners who apply ethical reflection to global development goals and strategies and to North/South relations.



The Institute of Development Studies - Sussex
The Institute of Development Studies is a leading global organisation for research, teaching and communications on international development. IDS was founded in 1966 and enjoys an international reputation based on the quality of its work and its commitment to applying academic skills to real world challenges. Its purpose is to understand and explain the world, and to try to change it – to influence as well as to inform.



The Global Development And Environment Institute (GDAE)
The Global Development And Environment Institute was founded in 1993 to combine the research and curricular development activities of two Tufts programs: the Program for Sustainable Change and Development in the School of Arts and Sciences, and the Center for Environmental and Resource Policy at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. The combination creates a center of expertise in economics, policy, science and technology.



Centre For Development Alternatives (CFDA)
Centre For Development Alternatives (CFDA), is a well-known academic research Centre in India, started working in 1999. The mission of CFDA is to work for promoting human centered development by exploring and communicating alternatives through research, dialogues, seminars and publications, and by undertaking policy advocacy as well as supporting efforts of like minded institutions.



Centre for Development Policy and Research - University of London
The Centre for Development Policy and Research (CDPR) draws on the broad range of development expertise at the School of Oriental and African Studies to engage in innovative policy-oriented research and training on crucial development issues.



World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER)
World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) is the first research and training centre of the United Nations University (UNU), established in Helsinki, Finland in 1984. UNU-WIDER undertakes applied research and policy analysis on global development and poverty issues.



Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative (RR)
Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative (RR) addresses three urgent issues required for greater human development and security: fostering more equitable international trade and development; strengthening responses to HIV/AIDS in Africa; and shaping more humane migration policies. Their mission is to put human rights standards at the heart of global governance and policy-making and to ensure that the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable are addressed on the global stage.



The Contextual Theology Centre
This is a training and research institute in London which exists to support congregations of faith in their work for social justice. Its research into community organising in East London is using the Capability Approach. The website hosts the HDCA's thematic group on Faith and Development.



Research and Information System for the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (RIS)
RIS is an autonomous research institution established with the financial support of the Government of India. It is India’s contribution to the fulfilment of the long-felt need of the developing world for creating a ‘Think-Tank’ on global issues in the field of international economic relations and development cooperation. RIS has also been envisioned as a forum for fostering effective intellectual dialogue among developing countries.



International Secretariat for Human Development
As part of an international collaborative initiative, York University has constituted an International Secretariat for Human Development. Through specific activities of research, education, and knowledge dissemination, the International Secretariat aims to provide support and assistance to major international programmes for human development, poverty reduction and decent work.

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