Ingrid Robeyns

Ingrid Robeyns
Born 1972 [1]
Leuven, Belgium
Nationality Dual Dutch and Belgium
Institution University of Utrecht
Field Welfare economics, development economics, ethics
School or tradition
Capability Approach
Alma mater University of Cambridge
Influences Amartya Sen
Martha Nussbaum
Contributions Human development theory

Ingrid Robeyns (born 1972)[1] holds the Chair Ethics of Institutions at Utrecht University, Faculty of Humanities and the associated Ethics Institute.[2]

Robeyns is also a Fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association (HDCA).[3]

Early life

Robeyns is from Leuven in Belgium. She gained a Belgium licentiate qualification in economics from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (the Catholic University of Leuven) in 1994. She went on to study social and political science in Germany at the Georg August Universität, Göttingen (University of Göttingen). Robeyns returned to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven for her MSc in economics which she completed in 1997.

Her doctorate in philosophy and economics came from the University of Cambridge in 2003, her dissertation was on gender inequality and the capacity approach.[4] Robeyns also has an MA in philosophy from the Open University (2007).[4][5]

Academic career

In 2006 the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) awarded her a five-year Vidi grant for research on theories of justice.[4] The research considers what the question of justice means within the welfare state for children, parents and non-parents.[6]

Personal

Robeyns claimed dual Dutch / Belgium citizenship in 2013.[7]

Speeches

Bibliography

Books

Chapters in books

1995 - 1999

2000 - 2004

2005 - 2009

2010 onwards

Journal articles

1995 - 1999

2000 - 2004

2005 - 2009

2010 onwards

Book reviews

Forthcoming

Notable blog contributions

Robeyns is a member of the Crooked Timber group blog, these are some of her blogs.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "VIAF". Ingrid Robeyns. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  2. http://www.ingridrobeyns.nl/
  3. "HDCA Fellows". Human Development & Capability Association. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Morris, Christopher (2009), "Contributors", in Morris, Christopher, Amartya Sen, Cambridge New York: Cambridge University Press, pp. xii – xiii, ISBN 9780521618069
  5. Robeyns, Ingrid. "CV". Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. "Social justice and the new welfare state". Eramus University Rotterdam. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  7. Robeyns, Ingrid (13 October 2013). "One woman, two votes". Crooked Timber. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  8. Robeyns, Ingrid (blog). "Posts by author: Ingrid Robeyns". Crooked Timber. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

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