The Capability Approach in Conversation HDCA

In episode 2, we discuss the Capability Approach and health justice with Sridhar Venkatapuram.Sridhar discusses the philosophical implications of differing ways of seeing rights to health justice, and how the Capability Approach can help connect rights & policy. Sridhar has worked on health ethics for 30 years. He has won numerous awards, grants, and fellowships including Wellcome Trust Research and Senior Research Fellowships. He has been elected to prestigious professional organiza...

In episode 1, we speak to Ingrid Robeyns. Ingrid has worked extensively on the Capability Approach, and is a former president of the HDCA. We discussed a brief history of the CA, and some of the key components of the approach. For more information on Ingrid, and as a good starting point for an overview of Capability Approach work, check out Ingrid's book Freedom, Wellbeing & Justice. It's open published, so is free to access;https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp....