Ortrud Lessmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 142285 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ortrud Lessmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ortrud |
| FAMILY NAME | Lessmann |
| SIGNATURE | LESSMANN O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Helmut Schmidt University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4559-3906 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Putting Appadurai's “Capacity to Aspire” and Sen's Capability Approach into Dialogue
In his seminal paper, Appadurai (2004) introduced the concept of “capacity to aspire” as a cultural capacity that may open routes out of poverty for the poor. He envisions entering a robust dialogue between his conception and the capability approach. The notion of aspirations is attractive for capability scholars since it seems to answer some shortcomings of the capability approach, namely the lack of any theory of preference or value formation, …
Clusters of Relative Deprivation for Children under 12 Years of Age
Collectivity and the capability approach: Survey and discussion
Sen's capability approach is often criticized for its alleged individualism; various approaches have been suggested to overcome this problem. The notion of ‘collective capabilities’ is best known while other suggestions haven't received as much attention or approval. This article surveys the manifold suggestions for how Sen's capability approach can accommodate collectives and introduces the literature. Five strands of literature are identified w…
Religionssensibilität in der Sozialen Arbeit: Positionen, Theorien, Praxisfelder
Mit Blick auf die aktuellen gesellschaftspolitischen, medialen, alltagsbezogenen Diskurse lässt sich beobachten: Wir erleben eine Renaissance von Religion, die vom Raum des Persönlichen und Privaten in den Raum des Öffentlichen und Kollektiven wandert. Religion wird öffentlich wieder verstärkt wahrgenommen und ist vielfach Bezugspunkt individueller und kollektiver Anerkennungsforderungen sowie Sinnsuchbewegungen. Diese gesellschaftliche Präsenz d…
Determinants of Empowerment in a Capability-Based Poverty Approach: Evidence from The Gambia
A Capability Approach to Intergenerational Justice? Examining the Potential of Amartya Sen's Ethics with Regard to Intergenerational Issues
The idea of intergenerational justice has practical consequences, not least because it is linked to the politically influential, wide-ranging concept of sustainable development. It also bears on several philosophical puzzles arising in the context of intergenerational justice. They need to be solved in order to establish a case for intergenerational obligations of justice. In this paper we shall examine Amartya Sen's capability approach in the li…
The Capability Approach and Sustainability
Re-conceptualizing Sustainable Development on the Basis of the Capability Approach: A Model and Its Difficulties
This article sketches a re-conceptualization of sustainable development (SD) on the basis of Sen's capability approach (CA). The notion of sustainable development was developed as a compromise in a political process and has been reinterpreted (some say diluted) again and again over the last 20 years. When modelling the notion through the lenses of the capability approach, difficulties occur that are at the core of SD and of CA or that are due to …
Closing the Capabilities Gap: Renegotiating social justice for the young
Assets and drawbacks of the CA as a foundation for sustainability economics
Freedom of Choice and Poverty Alleviation
The Capability Approach (henceforth CA) views poverty as a multidimensional phenomenon that is not only characterised by lows levels of achievement in the various dimensions but also by a restricted opportunity to choose among different ways of life. The CA thus puts a lot of emphasis on (limited) freedom of choice as a crucial aspect of poverty. If poverty is seen in this way there are two ways to improve the situation of the poor: by broadening…
Capability and Learning to Choose
Conditions of Life, Functionings and Capability: Similarities, Differences and Complementary Features
The German conditions of life approach to the measurement of well‐being bears some resemblance to the capability approach (CA) and can be said to anticipate some of its features. In particular, both approaches view well‐being as inherently multidimensional and suggest that freedom of choice is an important aspect of well‐being. Conditions of life are viewed as elements that together build an opportunity set from which the person can choose only o…
Konzeption und Erfassung von Armut. Vergleich des Lebenslage-Ansatzes mit Sens "Capability"-Ansatz: Vergleich des Lebenslage-Ansatzes MIT Sens Capability-Ansatz
Armut wird meist anhand des Einkommens gemessen. Diese Praxis wird seit längerem kritisiert. Zum einen besteht die Forderung nach einem multidimensionalen Konzept von Armut und zum anderen die nach einem ethischen Fundament. Der Lebenslage-Ansatz und der Capability-Ansatz versuchen beides zu leisten, indem sie Armut multidimensional konzipieren und als eingeschränkte Handlungsfreiheit verstehen. Die Ähnlichkeit der Ansätze scheint offensichtlich,…
Lebenslagen und Verwirklichungschancen (capability) – Verschiedene Wurzeln, ähnliche Konzepte
Der Beitrag zeigt zunächst auf, wie sich der Lebenslage-Ansatz entwickelt hat. Otto Neurath führt den Begriff der Lebenslage als Konzept zur Erfassung der Lebenssituation von Individuen ein. Kurt Grelling übernimmt den Begriff, interpretiert ihn dabei jedoch neu, so dass Gerhard Weisser die Lebenslage treffend als "Spielraum" bezeichnet. Dann stellt der Beitrag kurz den "capability"-Ansatz vor. Amartya Sen beschreibt die individuelle Lebenssituat…
Der Capability-Ansatz von Sen als Gerüst für eine Neuinterpretation des Lebenslage-Ansatzes von Weisser
Der erste Armuts- und Reichtumsbericht der Bundesregierung trug nicht zufällig den Titel “Lebenslagen in Deutschland” (BMA 2001), sondern nahm mit diesem Titel Bezug auf den Lebenslage-Ansatz. Doch der Lebenslage-Ansatz stellt alles andere als ein klar umrissenes und gut erforschtes Konzept dar. Insbesondere seine Ähnlichkeit mit dem Capability-Ansatz von Sen ist zwar einigen Forschern bereits aufgefallen, ein detaillierter Vergleich liegt jedoch…
Determinants of Empowerment in a Capability-Based Poverty Approach: Evidence from The Gambia
Re-conceptualizing Sustainable Development on the Basis of the Capability Approach: A Model and Its Difficulties
This article sketches a re-conceptualization of sustainable development (SD) on the basis of Sen's capability approach (CA). The notion of sustainable development was developed as a compromise in a political process and has been reinterpreted (some say diluted) again and again over the last 20 years. When modelling the notion through the lenses of the capability approach, difficulties occur that are at the core of SD and of CA or that are due to …
Collectivity and the capability approach: Survey and discussion
Sen's capability approach is often criticized for its alleged individualism; various approaches have been suggested to overcome this problem. The notion of ‘collective capabilities’ is best known while other suggestions haven't received as much attention or approval. This article surveys the manifold suggestions for how Sen's capability approach can accommodate collectives and introduces the literature. Five strands of literature are identified w…
Freedom of Choice and Poverty Alleviation
The Capability Approach (henceforth CA) views poverty as a multidimensional phenomenon that is not only characterised by lows levels of achievement in the various dimensions but also by a restricted opportunity to choose among different ways of life. The CA thus puts a lot of emphasis on (limited) freedom of choice as a crucial aspect of poverty. If poverty is seen in this way there are two ways to improve the situation of the poor: by broadening…
Capability and Learning to Choose
Conditions of Life, Functionings and Capability: Similarities, Differences and Complementary Features
The German conditions of life approach to the measurement of well‐being bears some resemblance to the capability approach (CA) and can be said to anticipate some of its features. In particular, both approaches view well‐being as inherently multidimensional and suggest that freedom of choice is an important aspect of well‐being. Conditions of life are viewed as elements that together build an opportunity set from which the person can choose only o…
Lebenslagen und Verwirklichungschancen (capability) – Verschiedene Wurzeln, ähnliche Konzepte
Der Beitrag zeigt zunächst auf, wie sich der Lebenslage-Ansatz entwickelt hat. Otto Neurath führt den Begriff der Lebenslage als Konzept zur Erfassung der Lebenssituation von Individuen ein. Kurt Grelling übernimmt den Begriff, interpretiert ihn dabei jedoch neu, so dass Gerhard Weisser die Lebenslage treffend als "Spielraum" bezeichnet. Dann stellt der Beitrag kurz den "capability"-Ansatz vor. Amartya Sen beschreibt die individuelle Lebenssituat…
The Capability Approach and Sustainability
Der Capability-Ansatz von Sen als Gerüst für eine Neuinterpretation des Lebenslage-Ansatzes von Weisser
Der erste Armuts- und Reichtumsbericht der Bundesregierung trug nicht zufällig den Titel “Lebenslagen in Deutschland” (BMA 2001), sondern nahm mit diesem Titel Bezug auf den Lebenslage-Ansatz. Doch der Lebenslage-Ansatz stellt alles andere als ein klar umrissenes und gut erforschtes Konzept dar. Insbesondere seine Ähnlichkeit mit dem Capability-Ansatz von Sen ist zwar einigen Forschern bereits aufgefallen, ein detaillierter Vergleich liegt jedoch…
Lebenslagen und Verwirklichungschancen (capability) – Verschiedene Wurzeln, ähnliche Konzepte
Der Beitrag zeigt zunächst auf, wie sich der Lebenslage-Ansatz entwickelt hat. Otto Neurath führt den Begriff der Lebenslage als Konzept zur Erfassung der Lebenssituation von Individuen ein. Kurt Grelling übernimmt den Begriff, interpretiert ihn dabei jedoch neu, so dass Gerhard Weisser die Lebenslage treffend als "Spielraum" bezeichnet. Dann stellt der Beitrag kurz den "capability"-Ansatz vor. Amartya Sen beschreibt die individuelle Lebenssituat…
Konzeption und Erfassung von Armut. Vergleich des Lebenslage-Ansatzes mit Sens "Capability"-Ansatz: Vergleich des Lebenslage-Ansatzes MIT Sens Capability-Ansatz
Armut wird meist anhand des Einkommens gemessen. Diese Praxis wird seit längerem kritisiert. Zum einen besteht die Forderung nach einem multidimensionalen Konzept von Armut und zum anderen die nach einem ethischen Fundament. Der Lebenslage-Ansatz und der Capability-Ansatz versuchen beides zu leisten, indem sie Armut multidimensional konzipieren und als eingeschränkte Handlungsfreiheit verstehen. Die Ähnlichkeit der Ansätze scheint offensichtlich,…
Capability and Learning to Choose
Conditions of Life, Functionings and Capability: Similarities, Differences and Complementary Features
The German conditions of life approach to the measurement of well‐being bears some resemblance to the capability approach (CA) and can be said to anticipate some of its features. In particular, both approaches view well‐being as inherently multidimensional and suggest that freedom of choice is an important aspect of well‐being. Conditions of life are viewed as elements that together build an opportunity set from which the person can choose only o…
Closing the Capabilities Gap: Renegotiating social justice for the young
Assets and drawbacks of the CA as a foundation for sustainability economics
Freedom of Choice and Poverty Alleviation
The Capability Approach (henceforth CA) views poverty as a multidimensional phenomenon that is not only characterised by lows levels of achievement in the various dimensions but also by a restricted opportunity to choose among different ways of life. The CA thus puts a lot of emphasis on (limited) freedom of choice as a crucial aspect of poverty. If poverty is seen in this way there are two ways to improve the situation of the poor: by broadening…
The Capability Approach and Sustainability
Re-conceptualizing Sustainable Development on the Basis of the Capability Approach: A Model and Its Difficulties
This article sketches a re-conceptualization of sustainable development (SD) on the basis of Sen's capability approach (CA). The notion of sustainable development was developed as a compromise in a political process and has been reinterpreted (some say diluted) again and again over the last 20 years. When modelling the notion through the lenses of the capability approach, difficulties occur that are at the core of SD and of CA or that are due to …
Determinants of Empowerment in a Capability-Based Poverty Approach: Evidence from The Gambia
A Capability Approach to Intergenerational Justice? Examining the Potential of Amartya Sen's Ethics with Regard to Intergenerational Issues
The idea of intergenerational justice has practical consequences, not least because it is linked to the politically influential, wide-ranging concept of sustainable development. It also bears on several philosophical puzzles arising in the context of intergenerational justice. They need to be solved in order to establish a case for intergenerational obligations of justice. In this paper we shall examine Amartya Sen's capability approach in the li…
Religionssensibilität in der Sozialen Arbeit: Positionen, Theorien, Praxisfelder
Mit Blick auf die aktuellen gesellschaftspolitischen, medialen, alltagsbezogenen Diskurse lässt sich beobachten: Wir erleben eine Renaissance von Religion, die vom Raum des Persönlichen und Privaten in den Raum des Öffentlichen und Kollektiven wandert. Religion wird öffentlich wieder verstärkt wahrgenommen und ist vielfach Bezugspunkt individueller und kollektiver Anerkennungsforderungen sowie Sinnsuchbewegungen. Diese gesellschaftliche Präsenz d…
Collectivity and the capability approach: Survey and discussion
Sen's capability approach is often criticized for its alleged individualism; various approaches have been suggested to overcome this problem. The notion of ‘collective capabilities’ is best known while other suggestions haven't received as much attention or approval. This article surveys the manifold suggestions for how Sen's capability approach can accommodate collectives and introduces the literature. Five strands of literature are identified w…
Putting Appadurai's “Capacity to Aspire” and Sen's Capability Approach into Dialogue
In his seminal paper, Appadurai (2004) introduced the concept of “capacity to aspire” as a cultural capacity that may open routes out of poverty for the poor. He envisions entering a robust dialogue between his conception and the capability approach. The notion of aspirations is attractive for capability scholars since it seems to answer some shortcomings of the capability approach, namely the lack of any theory of preference or value formation, …
Clusters of Relative Deprivation for Children under 12 Years of Age
Political science (12 works) · Economics (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Capability approach (6 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (5 works)