Capability and Pragmatism: Between Social Sciences and Social Philosophy
April 21–22, 2016
This international workshop is jointly organized by the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, the French Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS-Paris), and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). It aims to bring together scholars from philosophy and the social sciences to explore the theoretical and the empirical potential of capability studies today. Three main research themes will be explored during the two-day workshop: the relevance of the capability approach for deliberative democracy, human rights, and self-government; the social relevance of capabilities and their social embeddedness; and the economic dimension of capabilities, addressing vulnerability and empowerment. All these dimensions will be explored having in view the overall theme of the possible interactions, overlaps, and influences between the capability approach and the pragmatist tradition.
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Participants
Guido
Baggio
Roma Tre University Pontifical Salesian University, Rome
Mathieu
Berger
Université catholique de Louvain
Jean-Michel
Bonvin
Université de Genève
Vando
Borghi
Università di Bologna
Stephan
Dahmen
Universität Bielefeld
Jean
DeMunck
Université catholique de Louvain
Jack
Griffiths
University of Exeter
Roberto
Gronda
Università degli Studi di Torino
Antti
Gronow
University of Helsinki
Ortrud
Lessmann
Internationales Forschungszentrum für soziale und ethische Fragen, Salzburg
Torjus
Midtgarden
University of Bergen
Kenneth
Stikkers
Southern illinois University, Carbondale
Josiane
Vero
Centre d'études et de recherches sur les Qualifications, Marseille
Miriam
Teschl
École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris
Tullio
Viola
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Joelle
Zask
Aix-Marseille University
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