Overview
- Examines human development in the contexts of philosophy, social policy, education, health and welfare economics
- Presents programmative conceptions to enhance the quality of society and social justice
- Draws on the capability approach by leading international experts of various social sciences
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Keywords
- Human development
- Crisis
- Social Justice
- Human rights
- Social Change
- crisis
- development
- human rights
- social justice
- social science
- development aid
Reviews
“The perspective of human development has advanced the analysis and assessment of the serious challenges people face in our precarious world. This engaging collection of papers makes a significant contribution to the understanding and enriching of that important perspective.” (Amartya Sen, Professor of Economics and Philosophy, Harvard University, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Spyros Pantazis is Professor Emeritus of the University of Ioannina, Greece. He was scientific director for academic upgrading programs and vocational training for Greece and Albania. He is Project Manager for VERSO - Volunteers for European Employment project.
Holger Ziegler is Professor of Social Work at the Faculty of Educational Science and a Member of the Bielefeld Centre for Education and Capability Research. He has run several international 'Social Work & Society' Academy - TiSSA conferences.
Antoanneta Potsi is Research Fellow at the University of Wuppertal, Germany. She sits on the Executive Committee of the Human Development and Capability Association (HDCA) and was Conference Manager of the 2014 HDCA Conference.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human Development in Times of Crisis
Book Subtitle: Renegotiating Social Justice
Editors: Hans-Uwe Otto, Spyridon Pantazis, Holger Ziegler, Antoanneta Potsi
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57212-7Published: 15 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 378
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour