Beyond Development Paradigms for Sustainable Futures: Integrating Emerging Approaches of the Economy to Human and Environmental Well-Being
Journal of Human Development and Capabilities
The deadline to submit an abstract is December 19, 2025. Authors will be notified of acceptance by February 9, 2026.
The issue is scheduled to be published in August 2027.
Lead Editor: Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti, University of Pavia (Italy),
enrica.chiappero@unipv.it
Editor(s)
● Enrica Chiappero-Martinetti, University of Pavia (Italy)
● Raphael Ng, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management (Germany)
● Rafael Ziegler, HEC Montreal (Canada)
Topics of Interest
The special issue seeks papers addressing the following (non-exhaustive) themes:
1. How do new approaches such as the New Eco-Social Contract, the Manifesto for a Renaissance, The
Economy of Francesco, and other alternative approaches propose to do research on the economy and
society, and for human-development and capabilities?
2. Do theories and models of the social and solidarity economy offer pathways for human development
and capabilities beyond a response to market failure and towards transformative change?
3. How does research on sustainability transitions, innovation missions and transformative innovation
policy integrate human development and capabilities?
4. Do approaches such as circular economy, ecological economics and post-growth paradigms enable an
analysis beyond extractivist capitalism and for human development and capabilities?
5. What insights do theories of corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship and ethical
corporate leadership offer for advancing human development and capabilities?
Goals of the Special Issue
The issue aspires to:
● Bridge Theoretical Gaps by integrating the human development and capability approach with
emerging frameworks, fostering theoretical innovation.
● Encourage Multidisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Reflections on how to do research on economy
and its organizations integrated with human development and capabilities perspectives.
● Engage contributions from economics, sociology, environmental studies, and political science,
among others.
Target Audience
This issue targets academics, policymakers, and practitioners interested in sustainable development,
socio-economic equity, and environmental governance. The goal is to catalyze actionable knowledge that
can inspire reforms and collective action at local, national, and global scales.
Mario Cedrini