Still thinking about applying? Here’s what you get as an ul Haq Scholar 🌟
- Recognition across HDCA & UNDP/HDRO
- Free HDCA membership
- Mentorship for peer-reviewed publications
- Conference bursaries
- A global research community
📢 Last call, apply or share with someone who should!
⏳ Reminder: ul Haq Early Career Scholarships 2026
The deadline is fast approaching!
If you’re an early career researcher in human development, don’t miss this opportunity to join a global network and grow your work.
📅 Apply by 15 May 2026
Link to apply: rb.gy/el7ach
🔥 Contesting Agency: From Conceptualisation to Operationalisation
📅 May 8, 2026 | 13:00 UTC
💻 Online
With Rutger Claassen, David Crocker, John B. Davis & Jay Drydyk
Join the debate: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We talk about “agency” all the time.
But do we actually know what we mean?
Across disciplines, agency is everywhere, yet there’s no real agreement on what it is or how to measure it.
👉🏽 Has it become a concept we use more than we understand?
Missed it live? The recording is now available 🎥
What makes a good job today and how should we think about #work in a world shaped by #inequality, #informality, and #AI?
This online discussion explored new ways to understand #LabourMarkets and the future of #employment.
💡 A conversation on capability development, inclusive knowledge, and lessons from the #GlobalSouth
If you care about education, #equity, and who gets to shape global debates, this is for you.
🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#HDCA #HumanDevelopment #CapabilitiesApproach
🌍 Whose knowledge shapes #education, #sustainability, and #SocialJustice?
Join the HDCA Online Panel: Meet the Authors 👇
🗓 30 April 2026
⏰ 11:00–12:30 UTC
💻 Online
➡️ Who really benefits from “progress”?
➡️ What #inequalities stay invisible?
➡️ What do #women’s lived experiences reveal that data doesn’t?
Across the #GlobalSouth, these papers go beyond indicators and question what real change really means.
📚 Read it here:
🔔 Quick reminder, this is worth your time.
When we talk about #GenderEquality, what are we actually measuring… and what are we missing?
A special collection from the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities challenges the usual narratives 👇🏿
💡 A must-watch for anyone rethinking #inequality and #development.
▶️ Watch here:
🎥 Missed it? Now you can watch!
How does the #CapabilityApproach reshape #economics, #development, and well-being?
The latest HDCA Asia-Pacific Regional Network webinar dives into thinking beyond growth, income, and traditional measures of progress.
A fresh look for a continuing mission ✨
We’ve got a new visual identity at HDCA, including a refreshed logo and overall style.
Lighter, more modern, and a better reflection of our global community.
Same values, new feel.
What do you think? 👇🏿
#HDCA #HumanDevelopment #CapabilityApproach
What do you get as an ul Haq Scholar? 🌟
- Recognition across HDCA & UNDP/HDRO channels
- Free HDCA membership
- Mentorship & guidance to publish in peer-reviewed journals
- Chance to attend HDCA conferences with bursaries
- Join a global network of academics & practitioners
🚀 The 2026 ul Haq Early Career Scholarships are now open!
We are inviting exceptional researchers to join this prestigious program
You will:
✨ Gain mentorship & support for publications
✨ Present their work in webinars
✨ Connect with a global human development network
📅Apply by 15 May 2026
💡 Expect fresh perspectives, bold ideas, and critical dialogue on how we can build futures where sustainability & human development go hand in hand.
🗓 Today | 🕑 14:00–17:00 CET | 💻 Zoom
Register here: shorturl.at/qw277
Let’s rethink what “just transitions” can truly mean.
See you there!
🚨 TODAY
Webinar – Bridging Epistemic Worlds: Linking Capabilities & Transitions Research for Just & Sustainable Futures 🌍✨
Join us for an interdisciplinary conversation exploring how the Capability Approach can shape truly just, inclusive, & human-centred transformations 🌱
🎓 Exploring Experiences of University Students with Learning Disabilities (Ndakaitei Manase)
Review by Nupur Pattanaik
A closer look at #inclusion, student engagement & #education in #SouthAfrica
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1945282...
💡 Two reviews, big ideas, dive in!
🌍 Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action (Dana R. Fisher)
Review by Dipankar Dutta
From climate shocks to collective action, what does it take to really drive change?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1945282...
#ClimateAction #HumanDevelopment
📚✨ New book reviews in the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities!
Looking for fresh perspectives on today’s biggest challenges? We’ve got you covered 👇
#HDCA #BookReviews
An invitation to bridge disciplines, connect ideas & rethink transformation through justice, capabilities & inclusion 🌏💡
With support from: P-WILL, COST Association & European Union
#HDCA #CapabilityApproach #SustainabilityTransitions #Justice #Webinar
🌍HDCA Webinar: Bridging Epistemic Worlds – Linking Capabilities & Transitions Research for Just & Sustainable Futures 🌱
Can sustainability transitions be truly just & human-centred? How can the Capability Approach help expand freedoms rather than reproduce inequalities?
🗓 Tue, 24 Mar 2026
💻 Online
🌟 Notable Recent Publication!
We’re excited to highlight a new open-access article by Sudhir Anand: “Health justice.”
Health justice goes beyond equity, exploring fairness, rights, and ethics in health. A must-read for anyone interested in just and fair health outcomes.
How can we rethink progress so that people and the rest of life on Earth thrive together?
This conversation builds on the human development perspective and explores new ways of understanding our relationship with nature.
Organized by SPES in collaboration with UNDP, MERGE, & HDCA
shorturl.at/NzPGO
🌱 What if sustainability wasn’t only about limits, but about aspirations?
Join us TODAY for a webinar discussing the recent Nature paper “An aspirational approach to planetary futures”
🎙 Keynote: Pedro Conceição, Director, UNDP
📅 17 March 2026
⏰ 14:30–15:45 CET
💻 Online
The same day, we’re also co-organizing a joint webinar on the Nature paper “An aspirational approach to planetary futures.”
🎙 Keynote: Pedro Conceição (UNDP Human Development Report Office)
How can we move beyond measuring environmental harm to reimagining progress?
shorturl.at/NzPGO
As labour markets are reshaped by informality, inequality, and AI, how should we rethink work?
Kirsten Sehnbruch’s new book proposes an Employment Capability Framework to better understand & measure what makes work truly valuable
📅17 March 2026
⏰15:00–16:30 UTC
💻Zoom
Two exciting conversations happening tomorrow, and we hope you can join us!
The first event: a discussion with Kirsten Sehnbruch on her forthcoming book "Modern Labour Markets: An Employment Capability Framework for the Future of Work".
What does it mean to have a good job in the 21st century?
🧵👇🏿
How can we rethink progress so that people and the rest of life on Earth thrive together?
This conversation builds on the human development perspective and explores new ways of understanding our relationship with nature.
Organized by SPES in collaboration with UNDP, MERGE, & HDCA
shorturl.at/NzPGO
🌱 What if sustainability wasn’t only about limits, but about aspirations?
Join us for a webinar discussing the recent Nature paper “An aspirational approach to planetary futures”
🎙 Keynote: Pedro Conceição
Director, UNDP - Human Development Report Office
📅 17 March 2026
⏰ 14:30–15:45 CET
💻 Online