L.N. de Ruiter (Lucca) MA

Lucca de Ruiter is a researcher at Radboud University’s Center for International Conflict Analysis and Management (CICAM), working on the Moral Injury in Context project. Her research explores the societal and political dimensions of moral injury in the armed forces, with a focus on developing interventions with policymakers and politicians.

She holds a BSc in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Amsterdam and an MA in International Relations, specializing in Conflict Studies, from Leiden University.

Beyond her current research, her broader expertise lies in preventing and responding to civilian harm resulting from Western military operations and the ethical challenges that arise from this, particularly within the framework of Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response (CHMR).