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SUMMARY: NEW CAPABILITY INTEREST GROUP - Capability Group Meeting
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CONTACT:Susannah Lacon
DESCRIPTION:Amartya Sen’s capability approach was originally developed a
 s an alternative to resourced-based approaches to the evaluation of advant
 age.  The approach draws on the works of Aristotle and John Rawls and has 
 achieved growing momentum as well as sparking debate in many disciplines a
 ssociated with human development.  Key thinkers\, including philosopher Ma
 rtha Nussbaum\, have taken Sen’s ideas forward in diverse and controvers
 ial ways.  The capability approach offers unique insights into the challen
 ges of evaluating human development\, ideas of justice and the assumptions
  which inform the kinds of equalities and freedoms towards which societies
  are striving.\n\nThe purpose of this initial meeting is to invite individ
 uals who are interested in the capability approach to come together to dis
 cuss how an interest group on capabilities can facilitate understanding an
 d applications of this approach to human development.  The group is potent
 ially of interest to those working in the fields of human development\, so
 cial justice\, transformative education\, political participation and pove
 rty reduction.  The group will be based in the Faculty of Education at the
  University of Cambridge but welcomes those from disciplines and faculties
  beyond education.\n\nOne strand of the group’s activities may include a
  reading group to discuss key works on the capability approach in the cont
 ext of participants’ own research agendas.  Another strand may concentra
 te on developing new research proposals drawing on the capability approach
 .  We also hope to host some seminars involving key thinkers in the field 
 as well as offering the opportunity for group members to present their own
  work and ideas in relation to the capability approach.  \n\nFor further i
 nformation please contact Caroline Hart\, email: cfsscr2@cam.ac.uk.\nALL W
 ELCOME!\n
LOCATION:Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road  Room  2S7\, Donald McIntyr
 e Building
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