First Call for Papers
The HDCA invites you to submit proposals

Keynote speakers will include:
Martha Nussbaum, Amartya Sen, Hilay Putnam, Anthony Appiah & Sir Richard Jolly

Special conference theme: Ideas Changing History

The special theme of the conference will be on the spread of ideas and their social impact.

‘The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else.’ (Keynes)

As the famous quote by Keynes reflects, breakthrough ideas in economics and political philosophy can change history, but what are the processes that shape their spread? Ideas spread and have impact through three channels: academia, government policy and social movements. What has been the experience of progressive ideas in the past and what are the prospects for human development and capability approach in shaping development policy? What is the likely intellectual trajectory of capability and human development?
Aims of the conference and program

The purpose of this conference is to promote high quality research and innovations in policy and practice. The conference will bring together researchers and practitioners engaged in leading work on human development and capability approaches to development.

As in previous years, this conference program will include the key themes of Human Development and Capability, including: (i) philosophical foundations, (ii) measurement methods; (iii) conceptual and theoretical issues; and (iv) policy applications. These should relate to the broad range of basic concerns including poverty and inequality, democracy and public action, freedom, justice, human rights, and the challenges of globalization.

To address the special theme, the conference program will include diverse studies in intellectual history and development policy that address issues of: (i) intellectual freedom in academic institutions; (ii) economics in universities; (iii) the recent trajectory of development economics; (iv) human development and social movements; (v) democracy and social movements; (vi) human development and development policy; and (vii) institutions and ideas.

Submissions of papers and panels for consideration
Proposals are invited for papers and panels on both the special conference theme and the broader theme of human development and capability approach.

Submissions for papers should be sent as follows:
• Abstracts of papers of 300-500 words (except as noted below), including an explanation of the paper's relation to the human development and
capability approach and up to five keywords, along with your name, affiliation, contact information and short bio.

Submissions for panels are welcome. Panels would consist of four papers or a roundtable discussion with 3-4 speakers. A panel proposal should contain:
• Title and description of the theme of the panel in up to 400 words;
• Titles, authors and abstracts of the papers (each of up to 400 words)
• Names, affiliations and short bios of the proposed speakers;
• Name and contact information of the panel organizer

Travel support:
• There will be a limited number of travel support for students and scholars from developing countries. To be considered, you must send a letter requesting travel support together with a full paper with the abstract by deadline of March 30.

Timetable for submissions
• Proposals to be sent before March 30, 2007
• Full papers to be submitted by July 30, 2007
• Application for travel support to be submitted by March 30, 2007 Proposals to be sent by email to:
• HDCA2007@newschool.edu

Organization
Programme Committee: Martha Nussbaum (Chair), Sabina Alkire, Jonathan Bach, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Reiko Gotoh, Siddiq Osmani, Ingrid Robeyns, Martin Van Hees.

Conference Director: Sakiko Fukuda-Parr (fukudaps@newschool.edu) Conference Coordinator: Sabrina Quaraishi (quars810@newschool.edu) New School Committee Chair: Michael Cohen (CohenM2@newschool.edu)
For further information, please contact the Conference Coordinator, Sabrina Quaraishi at quars810@newschool.edu