Journal of Human Development and Capabilities: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal for People-Centered Development is the peer-reviewed journal of the Human Development and Capabilities Association. Launched in January 2000, the Journal aims to stimulate innovative thinking and promote a multidisciplinary debate on concepts, measurement, analysis, policy and practice for human development cutting across economic, social, political, institutional and environmental issues.
It provides a forum for an open exchange of ideas among a broad spectrum of academics, policy makers and development practitioners who are interested in confronting the challenges of human development at global, national and local levels.
The Journal publishes original research work of high quality in social sciences (i.e. philosophy, economics, international development, politics, sociology, among others) and interdisciplinary pieces as well. Articles shall offer an original and significant contribution in poverty, inequality, well-being analysis, agency, gender, development ethics and social justice issues, and open new perspectives on challenges of human development. It also welcomes shorter (i.e. 1000-2000 words) policy contributions.
All articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening followed by anonymous peer review evaluation for those that are not immediately rejected with motivations. Contributions must be rooted in, inspired by, or critically engage with the human development and capabilities approach and contribute to enhance the frontier of knowledge offering a value added to the current literature.
Peer Review
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review based on anonymous evaluation.
View the journal's aims and scopes on the Human Development and Capability Association webpage.
" JHDC is the leading journal on the capabilities approach to human development. It is a key source of cutting edge research for everyone interested in the field in all its aspects - from philosophical justification to measurement to application across the globe."
Elizabeth Anderson
John Rawls Collegiate Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Editorial board
FOUNDING EDITORS:
Khadija Haq - Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Pakistan
Richard Jolly - Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr - The New School, USA
EDITOR:
Alejandra Boni Aristizábal - Ingenio (CSIC-Universitat Politècnica de València), Spain
BOOK REVIEW EDITOR:
Josh Platzky-Miller - Sociology Department, University of the Free State, South Africa
POLICY FORUM EDITOR:
Mario Biggeri - Department of Economics and Management, University of Florence, Italy
MANAGING EDITOR:
Kathryn Rosenblum - Human Development and Capability Association, USA
ASSOCIATE EDITORS:
M. Niaz Asadullah, Faculty of Business, Monash University, Malaysia
Paola Ballon, The World Bank, USA
Melis Cin, Educational Research, Lancaster University, UK
Tom De Herdt, Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Jay Drydyk, Department of Philosophy, Carleton University, Canada
Oscar Garza Vázquez, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Mexico
Giulia Greco, Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Heath Henderson, College of Business and Public Administration, Drake University, USA
Ann Mitchell, Department of Economics, Universidad Católica Argentina, Argentina
Sophie Mitra, Economics Faculty, Fordham University, USA
Maria Emma Santos, Instituto de Investigaciones Economicas y Sociales del Sur (IIESS) Universidad Nacional del Sur & CONICET, Argentina and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, UK
Jürgen Volkert, Department of Economics, Pforzheim University, Germany
Melanie Walker, Education & Human Development Research Programme, University of the Free State, South Africa
Rafael Ziegler, Department of Management, HEC Montréal, Canada
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD:
Bina Agarwal, University of Delhi, India
Sabina Alkire, University of Oxford, UK
Paul Anand, The Open University, UK
Sudhir Anand, University of Oxford, UK
Francois Bourguignon, l'Ecole d'économie de Paris, France
Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti, University of Pavia, Italy
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, The New School, USA
Des Gasper, Erasmus University, Netherlands
Martha Nussbaum, University of Chicago, USA
Siddiqur Osmani, University of Ulster, UK
Prasanta Pattanaik, University of California, USA
Mozaffar Qizilbash, University of York, UK
Henry Richardson, Georgetown University, USA
Ingrid Robeyns, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Francisco Rodriguez, University of Denver, USA
Amartya Sen, Harvard University, USA
Gita Sen, Indian Institute of Management, India
Frances Stewart, University of Oxford, UK
S. Subramanian, Independent Researcher, India
Elaine Unterhalter, University College London, UK
Journal of Human Development and Capabilities is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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