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“Revisiting Development: Do We Assess It Correctly?”

It is increasingly recognized that economic growth is valuable not as an end in itself but as an instrument for achieving development, with its inherent multidimensionality. Although this is to be applauded, it also highlights the difficulty of capturing development in simple measures. Conventional measures, used by economists, of a nation’s progress often ignores important aspects of a society such as institutions, political freedom, empowerment, inequality, security, sense of community, mental well-being, and environmental conditions. The 2012 HDCA conference theme ‘Revisiting Development: Do we Assess it Correctly’ is an invitation to scholars and practitioners to the larger, multi-dimensional notion of well-being and to engage with one another on the important issue of development measures. While this theme will receive special attention, we also welcome papers pertaining to any aspect of human development and the capability approach.

Call-for-papers for Undergraduate Session is still open.

However, we want to announce that the deadline for Undergraduate Session HDCA Conference 2012 is extended until June 30^th, 2012 for full paper submission. So, we will make decision based on full paper. Please be mind that submission for undergraduate session requires recommendation letter (the format can be downloaded here). Undergraduate students, who are interested to submit a paper, should register first in https://www.conftool.pro/hdca2012/ and send the full paper with recommendation letter to ugsubmission@hdca2012.org

Call-for-papers for other tracks is officially closed.

The call for papers can be downloaded here. For Mac user, we recommend you to download call for papers in word version here. If you find any trouble in downloading call for papers, send email to budiono@hdca2012.org and we will email you the call for papers.

We are using an online submission and review tools. Submissions can be entered at https://www.conftool.pro/hdca2012/.

Submission of paper abstract is free of charge.

Important deadlines

• Submission of proposals: March 31^st 2012
• Announcement of acceptance/rejection: May 31^st 2012
• Registration with early–bird-fee: June 30^th 2012
• Submission full papers/posters to be included on conference CD: July 31^st 2012
• Registration with latecomer-fee: August 31^st 2012

Kaushik Basu

Topic: "Group Identity, Prosperity and Discrimination."

Kaushik Basu is Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India and Professor of Economics, Cornell University

Martha Nussbaum

Topic: "The Religion of Humanity: Comte, Tagore, and Amita Sen"

Martha Nussbaum is Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, University of Chicago

Frances Stewart

Topic: "Against Happiness!"

Frances Stewart is Professor of Development Economics, University of Oxford

Rusman Heriawan

Topic: "Farmer Capacity Building and Agriculture Development"

Rusman Heriawan is Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Former Chief Statistician of Indonesia's National Statistical Agency

Kotaro Suzumura

Topic: "The Concept of Sustainable Development from the Viewpoint of Human Capability"

Kotaro Suzumura is Professor of Social Choice Theory and Welfare Economics, Waseda University

Sen Lecture will be given by Eric S. Maskin, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, 2007.

Topic: “Why Have Global Markets Failed to Reduce Inequality in Poor Countries?”

Eric Maskin is probably best known for his work on the theory of mechanism design, for which he shared the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. He has made contributions to many other areas of economics as well, including game theory, the study of intellectual property rights, and political economy. (Taken from Institute for Advanced Study)

Policy sessions on Indonesia, which will be conducted in Indonesian. Indonesian stakeholders will be able to contribute their comparative and specific knowledge of the country’s national and local politics, about changes in macroeconomic development nationally, about integration processes and the local business culture that would add value to the discussions on socio-economic development in Indonesia and the region. Knowing the local context would allow an ex ante description of political economic factors which might be drivers or obstacles for economic development in Indonesia and in general. In addition, what we may propose through our discussions may have as intention, to serve the same purpose but may be implemented differently by different stakeholders as a result of their different needs and capacity. Different target groups may need different approaches and means for engaging in dialogue and different incentives to create ownership. The parallel policy sessions would provide that venue and that opportunity. If the result of the parallel policy sessions is a continuation of the discussion in other circles and among other non-traditional stakeholders that would in their turn enable development processes and changes to occur more rapidly and more meaningfully, then we will have achieved the expected outcome of these policy sessions on Indonesia.

Sesi Kebijakan Indonesia (dalam Bahasa Indonesia)

Pemegang kepentingan di Indonesia diharapkan dapat mengkontribusikan ilmu dan pengetahuan mereka secara spesifik dan komparatif dalam lingkup nasional maupun lokal seperti perkembangan pembangunan makroekonomi secara nasional atau mengenai proses integrasi dan ekonomi daerah yang akan memberikan nilai tersendiri dalam diskusi pembangunan sosial-ekonomi di Indonesia. Hal ini dikarenakan konteks lokal akan memberikan deskripsi awal dari faktor ekonomi-politik yang mungkin menjadi penunjang atau hambatan dalam pembangunan ekonomi di Indonesia maupun secara umum.
Selain itu, apa yang akan diajukan melalui diskusi mungkin akan mendapatkan perhatian, untuk mencapai tujuan yang sama namun dapat diimplementasikan secara berbeda oleh berbagai pemangku kepentingan sebagai hasil dari perbedaan kebutuhan dan kapasitas masing-masing kelompok. Berbagai kelompok target mungkin membutuhkan pendekatan dan sarana yang berbeda dalam melakukan dialog dan juga insentif yang berbeda untuk kemudian bersama membentuk rasa saling memiliki.
Sesi kebijakan paralel ini akan memberikan tempat dan kesempatan tersebut. Apabila hasil dari sesi kebijakan paralel ini merupakan kelanjutan dari diskusi antar pemangku kepentingan yang berbeda, hal ini diharapkan pada saatnya dapat mengakselerasi proses pembangunan dan reformasi dengan lebih cepat dan tepat sehingga mencapai hasil yang kita harapkan bersama dalam sesi kebijakan Indonesia ini.

Several pre-conference events will be held before 2012 HDCA International Conference. Participants who are registered for the conference may attend any of these pre-conference events.

Book Launch and Lecture by Martha Nussbaum (Author)

Creating Capabilities by Martha Nussbaum (Harvard University Press, 2011)

Book Lecture by Maria Laura Di Tommaso

Amartya Sen's Capability Approach: Theoretical Insights and Empirical Applications by Wiebke Kuklys (Springer Verlag, 2005)

Book Launch and Lecture by Aimee Dawis (Author)

Portraits of Inspiring Chinese-Indonesian Women (BIP-Gramedia, 2012)

(The book is written in both English and Bahasa Indonesia.)

Book Launch and Lecture by Butet Manurung (Author)

The Jungle School (Sokola Publisher, 2012)

Local Participants:

For local participants, payment can be done via transfer to the local organizer account in Bank Mandiri. The account can be found on registration form.

Please fill the registration form which can be download here. And send back to email registration@hdca2012.org after you completed the registration payment.

Foreign Participants:

International regular fee : $375

EARLY BIRD International Students and LDC :$200

International Students and LDC : $270
For foreign participants, payment can be done via HDCA website.

NOTE:
The fee will include a conference package, 3 lunches and 6 coffee/tea breaks, a Welcoming Gala Dinner hosted by the DKI Jakarta Governor at the City Hall, and pre-conference book launch and lectures (excluding the OPHI summer school). It also includes a one-year membership of HDCA, which in turn includes –amongst others- subscription to the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities for a year.

HDCA Scholarship

For students, young researchers, and non-professional participants from Less Developed Countries whose papers have been accepted, HDCA has allocated US$14,000 of scholarship. HDCA will give the scholarship recipients actual dollars at the Conference. HDCA does not pay for ticket or discounted fees, etc. The recipients will need to upfront the funding and HDCA pays them in cash at the Conference. Last year, each qualified scholar receives either US$500 or US$1000.

Local Scholarship

To give a large opportunity to local participation, we provide a limited number of scholarship for local participants from Indonesia with a priority given to those whose papers are accepted in the amount of US$200 per scholar in lump-sum.

We strongly encourage local participants from outer regions.

If you would like to be considered to have a scholarship, please indicate in the appropriate box when you submit your proposal on Conftool.For submission, please log-in to http://www.conftool.pro/hdca2012/ We look forward to your participation.

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A-Z Practicalities

A document with practical information about banking, public transport, etc. in Jakarta can be found here.

Public Transport

You can reach many destinations within Jakarta by TransJakarta, taxi, and CommuterLine.

Visa Requirements

For some nationals, a visa is required for entering Indonesia in order to attend the 2012 HDCA Conference. Please note: conference participants are responsible for their own visa application. Make sure to start the process in time. A list of countries for which there is a visa requirement can be found here. More information about how to apply for a visa can be found here.

Garuda Indonesia Airline to Indonesia conducts its immigration processes in the plane. Passangers will avoid having to line up in the airport for immigration processes (sometimes a long line).

Prof. Kaushik Basu (President, HDCA; Professor of Economics and C. Marks Professor, Cornell University)

Dr. Sabina Alkire (Vice President, HDCA; Director of Oxford Poverty and Human Development, University of Oxford)

Prof. Sir Tony Atkinson (President-elect, HDCA; Professor, University of Oxford)

Prof. Frances Stewart (past president, HDCA; Professor of Development Economics and Director of the Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (CRISE), University of Oxford)

Prof. Siddiq Osmani (Editor of Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, and Professor of Development Economics, University of Ulster, UK)

Prof. Prasanta Pattanaik (HDCA Fellow; Professor of the Graduate Division, University of California, Riverside)

Ilse Oosterlaken (2011 conference manager; PhD Candidate, Delft University of Technology)

Dr. Maria Monica Wihardja (2012 conference manager; Lecturer, University of Indonesia; Researcher, Centre for Strategic and International Studies)

Dr. Arianto Patunru (Executive Director of Institute of Economic and Social Research, University of Indonesia)

Dr. Sudarno Sumarto (Senior Researcher of SMERU Research Institute, Staff Expert of national team for poverty reduction acceleration unit)

Danya Hakim (Head of Poverty Reduction Unit, UNDP, Jakarta)

Organization Committee

The local organization committee consists of the following people from Faculty of Economics University of Indonesia (FEUI):

Maria Monica Wihardja, Ph.D

Head of Local Organizer

Skotlastika Indasari

Secretariat Coordinator

Conference Chair

Prof. Firmanzah, Dean of Faculty of Economics University of Indonesia (FEUI), will act as conference chair of this conference.

Prof. Firmanzah (Dean of Faculty of Economics University of Indonesia)

“Human development in its much broader sense has become an important part of  envisioning the country's development plans and has positively penetrated into policy-making processes. We look forward to meet many people and delegations during the conference to discuss ways in which we can work together to further advance human development and capability approaches and make these a reality for people all over the world.”

Fauzi Bowo

Governor of  Jakarta

"This conference is crucially important to portray and revisit development policies in a very transparent way. A mixed background of  participants as well as source persons, coupled with various countries/institutions from where they come will give multi-faceted views and perspectives. Hence, this conference will indeed become a very important event that will give a very significant contribution to development.”

Armida Alisjahbana

President of  IRSA

"Growth without quality is not enough.  It has to be inclusive, sustainable and generate gainful employment.  This conference is trying to shed new light on these issues. In fact, it goes even deeper so as to examine whether or not we have made the correct assessment on development measures and practices. Therefore, this conference is not only an important academic exercise, but also crucial for policy makers.”

Sudarno Sumarto

Special Adviser to TNP2K and Senior Research Fellow at the SMERU

“The launching of  the Human Development concept through the first Human Development Report in 1990 has dramatically changed the development paradigm and the way progress is conceived and measured. Development practitioners, academicians and think tank groups are increasingly adopting the Human Development concept and approach in understanding, planning and managing development. More needs to be done to reach a much wider public and translate this thinking into action beyond the circle of  the experts and specialists. This is why UNDP is pleased to support and endorse the organization of  the 2012 Human Development and Capability Association Conference in Indonesia. Hopefully this will enrich the debate for development that puts people first.”

El-Mostafa Benlamlih

UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Indonesia

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For further information about this conference please kindly contact:

Humas Media Center FEUI

Phone: +6221-727-2425 ext. 126

Mobile: +62856-9277-4289

Email: humas-media-center-fe@ui.ac.id

Monica (Ms)

Email: monica@hdca2012.org

Scotty (Ms)

Mobile: +6221-4464-1194

Email: scotty@hdca2012.org

For information about undergraduate session please contact:

Riatu M.Q. (Ms)

Email: prcrmqx@gmail.com

1. What is Human Development and Capability Association?

Launched in September 2004, the Human Development and Capability Association promotes research from many disciplines on key problems including poverty, justice, well-being, and economics. Kaushik Basu is the president of the HDCA. Amartya Sen was the Founding President of HDCA 2004 - 2006; Martha Nussbaum was President of HDCA 2006 - 2008. Click here for more info.

2. Who is eligible to join this conference?

Students (both graduate and undergraduate), practitioners, policy makers, researchers who have a special attention in human development and capabilities.

3. What is included in my registration fee?

Conference fees cover three lunches and six coffee/tea breaks during the three-day conference, a registration pack (booklet of abstracts, CD-Rom containing full papers presented, etc.), pre-conference events, a Welcoming Gala Dinner at the City Hall, and HDCA membership for one year.

4. Is there any pre-conference event? How can I attend it?

Yes, there will be. Update information about pre-conference events can be found on this conference website. Registered participants are eligible to participate.

5. Can I attend only one day in this conference?

Yes, but participants must still pay the full registration fee.

6. Can I submit the proposal without attending the conference?

Yes. Proposal can be submitted without having to register for the conference (ie. free of charge). For proposal submission, please log in at: http://www.conftool.pro/hdca2012/. However, if your abstract is accepted for presentation at the conference, you will have to register before July 31st in order to be able to present. Presenters who have not registered in time will not be included in the final program and their abstracts will not be included in the conference booklet.

7. Is there any grant/scholarship? If there any, what it will be covered?

For students, young researchers, and participants from Less Developed Countries whose papers have been accepted, HDCA has allocated US$10,000 of scholarship in total (not per individual). HDCA will give the scholarship recipients actual dollars at the Conference. HDCA does not pay for ticket or discounted fees, etc. The recipients will need to upfront the funding and HDCA pays them in cash at the Conference.

Local Scholarship:

For local participants from Indonesia, there is also a US$200 grant for 100 selected participants, with a priority given to participants whose papers have been accepted.

If you would like to be considered to have a scholarship, please indicate in the appropriate box when you submit your proposal on Conftool.

More detailed procedures on how to apply for scholarship will be posted soon.

8. Does HDCA membership come with my registration fee?

Yes. The conference fee includes the HDCA membership fee and a one-year subscription to the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities.

9. I’m an HDCA member. Do I get discount for the conference?

No. HDCA members will still need to pay the fees in full. In doing so, they will renew their membership for another year.

10. Is there a group discount?

No, there is not.

11. What is undergraduate session?

It is a special session for undergraduate students, where undergraduate students whose papers are accepted can present their papers in front of more senior fellows and receive feedbacks from them. For more info about this session, please contact Ms. Riatu (prcrmqx@gmail.com).

12. What is thematic group?

HDCA’s thematic groups are meant to serve as ongoing for high-quality international academic interchange in the theme, to advance intellectual debate, to promote research collaboration related to the theme, and to foster interaction between academics and practitioners. The thematic groups are open to all who are developing and actively applying the capability approach and human development approach or working in the thematic area. Click here for more info.

13. Can I stay in other places other than the recommended hotels?

Yes, but we do not provide any shuttle service other than from/to recommended hotels.

14. Will there be a free wifi throughout the entire convention center?

Yes, we will provide a free wifi.

15. Will there be a public lecture?

Yes, we plan to open one panel session for public, where non-registered participants will be able to attend.