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The Capability Approach and the Sustainable Development Goals Inter/Multi/Trans Disciplinary Perspectives
This book demonstrates how the capability approach to human development can contribute to the realisation of the 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The capability approach dictates that success should not be measured by economic indicators but by people leading meaningful, free, fulfilled, happy, or satisfied lives. Drawing from a range of disciplinary perspectives, this book argues that it is vital that the focus for the SDGs should shift to benefiting the most vulnerable. Case studies from across Asia, Africa, Latin America (Global South), and the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia (Global North) consider how the capability approach can contribute as a practical framework to achieving the SDGs’ ambitions for social, economic, political, and legal progress.
Drawing on insights from a range of disciplines, this book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners from the fields of law, politics, international relations, criminology, international development, sociology, public policy, area studies, and others.
Introduction
Brian Vincent Ikejiaku
Part I: General Conceptual and Theoretical
1. Sustainable Development, Capabilities, Hegemonic Forces, and Social Risks: Extending the Capability Approach to Promote Resilience against Social Inequalities
Melissa Jogie and Brian Vincent Ikejiaku
Part II: Asia
2. Child Malnutrition and Energy Service Access in India
Shardul Tiwari and Chelsea Schelly
3. A Capability Approach Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 16.a: Prevent Violence and Combat Terrorism: Bangladesh as a Case Study
Ayesha Chowdhury
4. Nepalese Agriculture in Transition?: High-Value Agriculture and Changing Gender Roles in Eastern Nepal
Sagar Raj Sharma and Sushant Acharya
5. Women’s (Micro)enterprise and the SDGs: Reframing Women’s Economic Development in Sri Lanka
Melissa Langworthy
6. Inclusive Conservation in Forests and Agriculture Landscape: A Capabilities-Oriented Approach for Sustainable Development Goals
Annesha Chowdhury and Soubadra Devy
Part III: Africa
7. Application of Capability Approach to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria: A Gendered Perspective
Zainab Ladan Mai-Bornu
8. The Rule of Law, Good Governance, Mob Justice, and Sustainable Development in Africa: A Capability Approach with the Case of Ghana
Jasmine Osabutey and Brian Vincent Ikejiaku
9. Refugee Youth and the Provision of Educational Capabilities
Sahra Ahmed
Part IV: Latin America
10. The Relevance of Strong Institutions: An Insight into Child Justice System Protection in Argentina Based on the Capability and Socio-Legal Approaches
Claudia Sandra Krmpotic
11. Access To Water And Sanitation At the Municipal Level in Brazil: A Challenging Path Toward Sustainable Development Goals
Caio Gustavo de Oliveira and John Sydenstricker-Neto
12. Social Policies in Response to Child Poverty (SDG1): The Case of Argentina
Graciela H. Tonon and Damián Molgaray
13. Evaluating the Progression and the Sustainability of SDGs in Brazil Using the Capability Approach
Raffaele Ciula
Part V: Cross-Country / Regional / Cross-Regional (with more than one country study)
14. Education and Sustained Poverty Escapes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Vidya Diwakar, Marta Eichsteller, and Andrew Shepherd
15. The SDGs and the ‘Leave No One Behind’ Agenda in Middle-Income Countries
Emma Samman, José Manuel Roche, Martin Evans, and Moizza Sarwar Binat
Part VI: Developed Countries (USA, UK, and Australia)
16. Livable Cities: Wealth for Human Flourishing
Lindsay J. Thompson and Richard G. Milter
17. Capability Approach as a Tool for Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 – Good Health and Wellbeing: A Case of the United Kingdom and Australia
Bartholomew S. Eze
Conclusion
Brian Vincent Ikejiaku
Biography
Brian Vincent Ikejiaku gained his PhD from Keele University, UK, where he was a Dandelion Scholar. He is Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK; he has taught in different UK Universities including Coventry University where he was Director of PG Law programme, and University of Bradford, where he was Director of Research and PGR Coordinator. He is an interdisciplinary scholar and one of the global leading scholars/experts in the field of International and Global Law (particularly international development law, and international law, international human rights, sustainable development law, and social justice). He is Editorial Member of the International Journal of Law and Society. His research cuts across law, politics/international relations, international development, and business. His work has gained impact with the UNESCO, ADB, LDi, and others. He is a Lifetime Fellow Member of International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS).
