Journal of Human Development and Capabilities

2000 - 2026

Current editor(s): Kathryn Rosenblum

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Volume 27, issue 4, 2026

Inherited Inequality, Meritocracy, and the Capability Approach pp. 635-658

Francisco H. G. Ferreira and Ann E. Mitchell

An Empirical Analysis of Nussbaum’s Central Capabilities: Insights from a Survey Using Principal Component and Cluster Analysis pp. 659-687

Octaviano Rojas Luiz, Enzo Barberio Mariano, Hermes Moretti Ribeiro da Silva and João Victor Rojas Luiz

Reimagining Legal Capability: Access to Justice in a Time of Climate Change pp. 688-709

Monica Taylor

“Not a Story to Pass On”? An Analysis of How Studying “Beloved” By Toni Morrison Can Contribute Towards Decolonial Key Stage 5 English Literature Curricula pp. 710-736

Caroline Powell

A Capability-Based Index of Women’s Well-Being in Assam, India pp. 737-765

Nijara Deka

Community Perceptions of Fair Compensation in Land Expropriation: Insights from Uganda through a Capability Approach pp. 766-792

Nassir Mwanje, Mary W. Kimani and Erastus K. Museleku

Reimagining Collective Capabilities: Kinship and Patronage in the Communal Life of a Javanese Rural Community pp. 793-814

Pinurba Parama Pratiyudha and Mohammad Farid Budiono

Understanding Inequality in Global Knowledge Production. Alternative Theoretical Frameworks, Empirical Evidence and Policy Options pp. 815-837

Ann Elizabeth Mitchell

From Marginalization to Agency in Tribal Gujarat? A Mixed-Method Assessment on Impact of Microfinance-led Interventions on Women pp. 838-865

Sazzad Parwez

Legislative Frameworks for Reducing Intimate Partner Violence: Legal Capability, the Capability Approach and Access to Justice pp. 866-883

Lucy Quinn

Scienticide in Gaza: The Destruction of Scientific Capabilities and Human Development pp. 884-907

Tahani Aldahdouh, Abdo Hassoun, Yara Ashour and Savo Heleta

Capabilities at Stake: The use of AI in Social Policy and the Need for Aspirations pp. 908-917

Paula Gürtler

Poor Relief: Why Giving People Money Is Not the Answer to Global Poverty pp. 918-919

Enrica Chiappero

Designing an Innovative Pedagogy for Sustainable Development in Higher Education pp. 920-922

Stephano Nalaila

Knowledge Diplomacy and African Higher Education: Aid-driven Research Co-operation in the Name of Economic Development pp. 923-924

Young Chol Choi

Volume 27, issue 3, 2026

Reconsidering the Role of Markets and Firms Through a Capability Perspective: Towards a More Human-centred Economy pp. 337-358

Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti

Is Inequality an Inevitable Consequence of Economic Development? pp. 359-373

Kunal Sen

Operationalising Nussbaum’s Central Capabilities and Psychological Traits in an Academic Context: Contributions to Subjective Well-being pp. 374-403

Clara Edith Muñoz-Márquez and Germán Palafox Palafox

The Application of Sen's Capability Approach in Disability Research: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis pp. 404-432

Richard Sebaggala, Bert D’Espallier and Roy Mersland

Social Protection Coverage in Latin America: Aggregate and Individual-level Transformations pp. 433-459

Verónica Amarante, Cecilia Rossel and Guillermo Sánchez Laguardia

The Assessment of Adolescents’ Well-Being Through a Capability Approach-Based Model: The Application of the MACaD-RCA Model in a Local Community of Northern Italy pp. 460-486

Paolo Raciti and Paloma Vivaldi Vera

Activating Dormant Capabilities on the Social Holidays – the Experience of Social Inclusion as a Conversion Factor pp. 487-506

Erika Mäntylä, Marko Nousiainen and Anna-Maria Isola

Are the Different Dimensions of Globalisation Necessary and Sufficient for Human Development? (A Worldwide Study) pp. 507-537

Hamed Mokhtari Torshizi, Narges Salehnia and Mohammad Taher Ahmadi Shadmehri

Community Well-being in the State-run Forest Management System: A Case of Limited Capability in Himachal Pradesh, India pp. 538-567

Kritishnu Sanyal and Shyamasree Dasgupta

Integrating Structure and Agency: A Synthesised Framework for Capability Analysis pp. 568-589

Terence D. Agbeyegbe

Social Economy Embedding Circular Economy – the Role of Policy pp. 590-597

Rafael Ziegler and Julie Rijpens

Putting Renewable Energy Co-operatives on the Agenda: Why It Matters and How a Policy Index Can Help pp. 598-607

Marc-André Pigeon, Josie Ward and Martin Boucher

Practicing Human Development Through Cooperatives: Policy Issues in South Korea, Japan and Indonesia pp. 608-618

Seungkwon Jang, Akira Kurimoto, Robby Tulus and Jiyun Jeon

Agricultural Cooperatives, Agroecological and Collective Capabilities: Governance Pathways for Territorial Food Systems in Santander, Colombia pp. 619-629

Ivette Tatiana Castilla-Carrascal

Pragmatics of Community Organisation, 5th Edition pp. 630-632

Daizy Shoma Nalwamba

Reconceptualizing Inequalities in Higher Education in the Global South: Capabilities, SDGs and Wellbeing pp. 633-634

Jandhyala B. G. Tilak

Volume 27, issue 2, 2026

Correction pp. i-i

The Editors

Correction pp. ii-ii

The Editors

Correction pp. iii-iii

The Editors

International Women’s Day: A Tribute to Gender Equality from the JHDC pp. 159-164

Melis Cin

Women’s Self-Employment in Informal Settlements in Delhi, India: A Pathway to Empowerment? pp. 165-191

Kathleen Fincham

Reimagining Heightened Human Rights Due Diligence: A Capability Approach Informed by Women’s Experiences in Wartime Ukraine pp. 192-216

Tamara Horbachevska-Konstankevych and Olena Uvarova

What Does it Mean for Non-Human Beings to Have Moral Value? Building Bridges Between Capabilitarian Theories pp. 217-233

Julio Caceda-Adrianzen

Aspiration and Wrongful Harm: Why the State Owes a Duty to Cultivate Hope pp. 234-256

Natasha Osben

Human Development and Youth Agency: Exploring Sacrifice in Socioeconomic Contexts pp. 257-284

Stephen T. Homer

Hacia una Tercera vía en la Responsabilidad Social Corporativa: Aportes desde el Enfoque de Capacidades para superar el Utilitarismo pp. 285-308

Mario Morales-Parragué, Luis Araya-Castillo and Fidel Molina-Luque

A Narrative Inquiry Evaluating the Effects of Type 1 Diabetes and Associated Assistive Technologies on 15-18-Year-Old Students’ Capabilities of “Emotions” and “Knowledge” in Education pp. 309-331

Caroline Powell

Youth Voice and Participatory Arts in Global Development pp. 332-334

Melis Cin

Education, Parenting, and Mental Health Care in Europe: The Contradictions of Building Autonomous Individuals pp. 334-336

Abhishek Das and Ratan Sarkar

Volume 27, issue 1, 2026

Gaza and the Human Development Imperative pp. 1-3

Alejandra Boni Aristizábal

Shifting Ontologies and Epistemologies: Re-thinking Sustainability Education that Fosters Capabilities for Relationality across Headscapes, Heartscapes and Landscapes pp. 4-9

Fenella Somerville and Sarah Ward

Ecological Heritage and Relational Informal Learning for Youth Development in Southern Africa pp. 10-35

Faith Mkwananzi, Melis Cin, Glen Ncube, Willard Muntanga, Paul de Bruyn and Seth Mehl

El Modelo de Renovación de Licencia Institucional como una política pública desde el Sur Global para la contribución de las universidades a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible y al desarrollo humano pp. 36-55

Julio Caceda-Adrianzen

“Our Voice Matters … If They Allow It”: Ecochildism–Sentipensante as a Praxis for Capability Expansion and Epistemic Justice in Colombian Sustainable Education pp. 56-80

Pedro H. Maldonado-Castañeda

Del cuerpo a la escuela: cartografiando corporalidades para transitar hacia una educación transformadora y liberadora pp. 81-104

Monique Leivas Vargas

Building Collective Capabilities to Respond to Gender-based Constraints in Smallholder Farming: A Case from Rural Nepal pp. 105-127

Sushant Acharya, Anushiya Shrestha, Gyanu Maskey and Rachana Upadhyaya

Does Financial Inclusion Influence Human Development? An Empirical Evidence from South Asia pp. 128-154

Susanta Kumar Sethy, Prasanta Moharaj and Sasmita Meher

Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action pp. 155-156

Dipankar Dutta

Exploring Experiences of University Students with Learning Disabilities: Shaping Student Engagement in South Africa pp. 156-158

Nupur Pattanaik