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Research Interests

The Las Casas Institute fosters research and wide debate on important contemporary social concerns.

Women Religious Project

Recovering the voices of sisters who have conducted challenging ministries in conflict zones

Re-thinking Economics

Why has classical economics failed us? How do we put morality at the heart of economic reasoning?

Peace-building and non-violence

What happens after the protests end? How do we build a more just and peaceful society?

Climate Justice

How do we safeguard human dignity, sustainable access to resources, and the natural environment?

Human Rights Education

What empowers us to defend Human Rights disregarded or at threat in a fast-changing world?

War and Humanitarian Aid

How can we best help those afflicted by the varying forms of modern warfare and armed conflict?

Defending the Vulnerable

What does it take in today’s world to take proper care of the vulnerable? With whom does the buck stop?

Dignity in the Religious Traditions

How do different religions understand human dignity? Where do they challenge secular values and vice versa?

A Future for the Humanities

How can Arts and the Humanities help promote social justice and human dignity?

Politics and Freedom of Speech

How do we advance free debate in the age of information wars?

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