Laudato Si' Institute

The Laudato Si’-Institute for integral ecology conducts academic research from an integral and trans-disciplinary perspective in the area of environmental sustainability and justice. Not only chemical, technical and biological aspects, but also political, economic, philosophical, and spiritual dimensions of the ecological crisis are included in our research projects.

Highlights

A portrait of Alphée Mpassi during his PhD defense

Vulnerability of Life and Laudato Si’: An Interview with Alphée Mpassi

Read more about Alpée Mpassi's research on the close relationship between the current ecological crisis and social crises.

Beeld bij programma van Radboud Reflects met Jason Wirth

Zen in an Age of Ecological Crisis | Lecture by philosophers Jason Wirth and Gerard Kuperus

How can a Zen-Buddhist perspective help us rethink our relation to the planet in the light of the ongoing ecological crisis? Learn from philosopher Jason Wirth, who pleads for a transition from political economy to political ecology.

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About the Laudato Si'-Institute 

The method and ideas of integral ecology are based on the 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ by Pope Francis, also used for the name of the institute. The institute is a collaboration between the independent thinkthank Socires and Radboud University.

Who we are

With an integral perspective towards ecology, the Laudato Si' Institute attempts to bridge academic, religous, and social boundaries. Are you interested to explore how you can play a role in our endeavors? laudatosi [at] ru.nl (Send us an email).

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Gerard Kuperus

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Specialisation

  • Researching integral ecology through comparative approaches
  • Issues surrounding human-nature relationships
  • Philosophy and ecology with a focus on place-based thinking
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Subandri Simbolon

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Specialisation

  • PhD research on Catholicism and indigenous religions in Indonesia around the ecological crisis
  • Laudato Si' and issues around colonisation
  • Empirical fieldwork
A portrait of Alphée Mpassi during his PhD defense

Alphée Mpassi

Alphée Mpassi

Specialisation

  • Theoretical and conceptual research
  • Franciscan approaches to life
  • African philosophy
  • The Vatican's approach to environmentalism

Contact information

Postal address
Erasmusplein 1
6525HT NIJMEGEN