Research Catalog

Title

The practice of human development and dignity / edited by Paolo G. Carozza and Clemens Sedmak.

Publication

Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2020]

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Additional Authors

• Carozza, Paolo G.
• Sedmak, Clemens, 1971-

Description

xi, 362 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

Although deeply contested in many ways, the concept of human dignity has emerged as a key idea in fields such as bioethics and human rights. It has been largely absent, however, from literature on development studies. The essays contained in 'The Practice of Human Development and Dignity' fill this gap by showing the implications of human dignity for international development theory, policy, and practice. Pushing against ideas of development that privilege the efficiency of systems that accelerate economic growth at the expense of human persons and their agency, the essays in this volume show how development work without sensitivity to human dignity is blind. Rather, genuine development must advance human flourishing and not only promote economic betterment. At the same time, the essays in this book also demonstrate that human dignity is an empty concept considered apart from real human experiences and practices. This volume therefore considers the meaning of human dignity inductively in light of development practice, rather than simply providing a theory or philosophy of human dignity in the abstract. It asks not only "what is dignity" but also "how can dignity be done?"0Through a unique multidisciplinary dialogue, 'The Practice of Human Development and Dignity' offers a dialectical and systematic examination of human dignity that moves beyond the current impasse in thinking about the theory and practice of human dignity. It will appeal to scholars in the social sciences, philosophy, and legal and development theory, and also to those who work in development around the globe.

Series Statement

Kellogg Institute series on democracy and development

Uniform Title

Kellogg Institute series on democracy and development.

Subject

• Dignity
• Economic development > Moral and ethical aspects

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Pt. I Conceptualizing Dignity through Practice -- One. Enacting Human Dignity / Clemens Sedmak -- Two. Human Dignity -- Does It Imply a Certain Kind of Agency? A Viewpoint from Sen's Capability Approach to Development / Severine Deneulin -- Three. Freedom and Agency: The Importance of Time and Relations for Development / Simona Beretta -- Four. Genuine Development: Reflections on Agency and Passivity / Dominic Burbidge -- pt. II Dignity, Weil-Being, and Flourishing: Relating Objective and Subjective Dimensions -- Five. The Lived Experience of Dignity / Deirdre Guthrie -- Six. Participation, Human Dignity, and Human Development: The Challenge of Establishing a Causal Relationship / Robert A. Dowd -- Seven. Hope and Human Dignity: Exploring Religious Belief, Hope, and Transition Out of Poverty in Oaxaca, Mexico / Travis J. Lybbert -- pt. III Dignity and Institutionalized Practices -- Eight. Contextualized Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation / Paul Perrin -- Nine. The Role of Human Dignity in Integral Human Development / Martin Schlag -- Ten. Reciprocity and Trust as the Telos of the Market: The Civil Economy Perspective / Luigino Bruni -- Eleven. Human Dignity, Development Policies, and the EU's Human Rights Conditionality / Giada Ragone -- pt. IV Case Studies of Dignity in Practice -- Twelve. Dignity in Accompaniment: Integrated Healthcare in the Sierra Madres / Elizabeth Hlabse -- Thirteen. Being "For Others": Human Rights, Personhood, and Dignity in Sierra Leone / Catherine E. Bolten -- Fourteen. "The Heart to Continue": A Case Study on Mentorship in Periurban Kenya / Ilaria Schnyder von Wartensee -- Fifteen. L'Arche as an Experience of Encounter / Tania Groppi -- Sixteen. Increasing the Efficiency of Outcomes through Cooperation and Initiative: An Integral Economics Approach to Randomized Field Experiments / Martha Cruz-Zuniga.

Call Number

JFE 21-6686

ISBN

• 9780268108694
• 0268108692

LCCN

2020947033

OCLC

1137822604

Title

The practice of human development and dignity / edited by Paolo G. Carozza and Clemens Sedmak.

Publisher

Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2020]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Kellogg Institute series on democracy and development

Kellogg Institute series on democracy and development.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Carozza, Paolo G., editor.

Sedmak, Clemens, 1971- editor.

Research Call Number

JFE 21-6686