Webinar Series on Well-being measurement: Taking a relational approach to multidimensional well-being. Sarah White and Shreya Jha. 5th July 2021, Monday, 10.30 – 12.00 BST/ 11.30 – 13.00 CEST.
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Taking a Relational Approach to Multidimensional Well-being
Webinar with Sarah White & Shreya Jha
5th July 2021, Monday
10:30 – 12.00 BST (GMT +1) (11.30 – 13.00 CEST/GMT +2)
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/taking-a-relational-approach-to-multidimensional-wellbeing-tickets-160726054957
Description
The Capability Approach has long taken a person-centred approach to wellbeing, emphasising what people in practice can do and be, and to some extent how they think and feel. Relational Wellbeing aligns with this, but stresses the relational character of human beings, such that people’s relationships with others critically affect the opportunities they have and the choices they make. Linking personal, societal and ecological change, Relational Wellbeing looks beyond individual psychology or behaviour to the underlying conditions that promote healthy environments and happy lives. While many models of wellbeing rely on the notion of domains to represent its multidimensional character, Relational Wellbeing draws attention instead to the flows, connections and obstructions between different aspects of life, and between the diverse factors that help to generate or undermine wellbeing.
In this seminar we will introduce the relational approach
to wellbeing and
describe how we are applying it in development practice.
We look forward to a
lively discussion concerning its similarities to and
differences from the
Capability Approach, and its implications for
multi-dimensional wellbeing measurement.
Bio
Sarah White is co-founder of Relational Wellbeing (RWB) Collaborative, which links personal, societal and ecological change to develop sustainable wellbeing strategies. Her approach to wellbeing draws on thirty years’ experience of research and consultancy work on the social dimensions of global development. This includes work on gender, participation, child rights, race, religion, masculinities, and of course wellbeing, with a primary focus on Bangladesh, India and Zambia. Before founding the Collaborative in 2020, she was professor of international development and wellbeing at the University of Bath, UK.
Shreya Jha is co-founder of the Relational Wellbeing Collaborative which works on promoting sustainable wellbeing through strategies for systemic change. Shreya’s thinking on wellbeing builds on a foundational training in inclusive mental health and has evolved through 20 years of programmatic interventions and research on wellbeing, mental health, disability, gender, children’s lives, and poverty and disaster reconstruction. Since 2009 she has been working with Sarah on developing the relational approach to wellbeing through research primarily in India and Zambia.
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2021 Webinar Series: Multidimensional Well-Being
Concepts, Measurement, & Application
April – August 2021
The webinar series brings
together and into conversation established scholars, junior
researchers, and
practitioners working to conceptualise, measure, and improve
multidimensional
well-being. It addresses and allows for discussion regarding
both long-standing
and contemporary issues regarding the conceptualization and
measurement of
well-being, with a special focus on applications related to
the Capability
Approach.
General themes running through the series include concepts of well-being, philosophies of well-being measurement, methodological issues including formal procedures for multidimensional measurement, the role of participation and deliberation, empirical applications and challenges, policy uses and implications, and current research frontiers.
The series is hosted by a group of junior HDCA scholars and aims at providing a forum for exchanges and discussions between junior and senior researchers and practitioners, and in combining their competencies. All are welcome.
For the full webinar
schedule, updates, and to register, please visit our
website:
http://2021webinarseries.com/
Webinar Series Themes
1. Democratising Measurement: A Case Study from Well-Being Public Policy
Anna Alexandrova & Mark Fabian
6th April, Tuesday,
11am – 12.30pm BST (GMT +1)
Session video: https://hd-ca.org/videos/democratising-measurement-a-case-study-from-well-being-public-policy
2. Using the Capability Approach to Conceptualise Well-Being
Ingrid Robeyns
19th April, Monday, 18.30 – 20.00 BST (GMT +1) / (19.30 – 21.00 CEST/GMT +2)
Session video: https://hd-ca.org/videos/using-the-capability-approach-to-conceptualise-wellbeing
3. Methodological Options and Challenges for Measuring Multidimensional Well-Being
José Manuel Roche
7th June, Monday,
11.00 – 12.30 BST (GMT +1) / (12.00 –
13.30 CEST/GMT +2)
Session video: https://hd-ca.org/videos/methodological-options-and-challenges-for-measuring-multidimensional-well-being
4. The Development and Application of Multidimensional Well-being Measures
Giulia Greco, Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti and Jaya Krishnakumar
18th June, Friday, 9.00 – 11.00 BST (GMT +1) / (10.00 – 12.00 CEST/GMT +2)
Session video: https://hd-ca.org/videos/the-development-and-application-of-multidimensional-well-being-measures
5. Taking a Relational Approach to Multidimensional Well-being
Sarah White & Shreya Jha
5th July, Monday, 10.30 – 12.00 BST (GMT +1)/ (11.30 – 13.00 CEST/GMT +2)
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/taking-a-relational-approach-to-multidimensional-wellbeing-tickets-160726054957
6. Multidimensional Well-Being Measures as Policy-Instruments
Karen Scott
22nd July, Thursday, 09.30 – 11.00 BST (GMT +1)/ (10.30 – 12.00 CEST/GMT +2)
7. Limitations and Frontiers: Concepts, Measures, and Applications
Sabina Alkire
(Date and time TBD)
Questions/Suggestions? Contact the organizing committee: 2021multid...@gmail.com