The Capability Approach and the Sustainable Development Goals Inter/Multi/Trans Disciplinary Perspectives

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).