Empowerment is at the heart of human development
Leena Srivastava argues that empowerment and equal opportunity are crucially important in advancing human development and reflects on how this can be achieved.
30.06.2020
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The biggest threat to human development is excessive consumption in high-income economies
In this interview, Jason Hickel highlights the need for human development to focus on excessive resource use in economies of the Global North. He points out that countries currently scoring high on the Human Development Index are not able to do so within planetary boundaries, which goes against the aim of long-term common well-being.
28.06.2020
Human development should focus on people and the planet
David Molden suggests that a rethinking of human development needs a suitable vision of the future that puts just as much weight on non-material aspects such as happiness, cultural richness, diversity or nature as it does on economic growth.
28.06.2020
We need a stronger notion of common human needs
Ian Gough argues for the kind of development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to do so, and a rearticulation of a theory of human needs that allows us to meet individual and social needs within planetary boundaries.
23.06.2020
Human development should be guided by norms and values
A normative vision of human development, concerned with present and future generations, and focused on enabling democratic governance and agency, is our best hope for a sustainable future, says David A. Crocker.
23.06.2020
Human development is dependent on planetary well-being
Aditi Mukherji argues that the dependence of human development on planetary well-being needs to be embedded formally within the Human Development Index, and that investment in social welfare, reduction in inequality, and decentralization are needed both in the Global North and the Global South. She also touches upon water as a crucial issue for climate change adaptation.
23.06.2020
Human development must account for moral sentiments
Flavio Comim explores why we have to pay more attention to Martha Nussbaum’s work in thinking about human development.
17.06.2020
Human development needs to include social aspects
In this interview, Desmond McNeill reflects on his work on the power of ideas in the UN system and asserts that a focus on social and relational aspects must be added to the concept of human development,
17.06.2020
Interconnected social and natural systems must be reflected in human development
Amy Luers says it’s time to shift our thinking towards ‘humanity development’ – an approach that removes the emphasis on the individual and instead focuses on the systems in which humanity functions every day.
16.06.2020
Human development happens in the context of our lived realities
In this interview, Connie Nshemereirwe discusses how human development needs to be self-determined, arguing that it is the result of fitting in with our contexts and cultural settings, as well as striving towards achieving our self-identified value.
14.06.2020
