Dr. Rutger Lazou

Moral and political philosophy, environmental ethics, animal ethics, climate justice, transitional justice

Postdoctoral Researcher in Practical Philosophy, University of Heidelberg, since May 2024

Doctoral Researcher in Philosophy, University of Graz, DK Climate Change & Department of Philosophy, January 2019 - January 2024

Visiting Researcher at Université Catholique de Louvain, Chaire Hoover d'éthique économique et sociale, September 2021 - January 2022

Visiting Researcher at London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Government, January 2022 - April 2022

Researcher Project TransFair - Low-carbon transition in Austria: Exploring social, financial and ethical dimensions of ambitious climate policy, September 2023 - January 2024

Bachelor of Arts in Moral Sciences, September 2015
University Ghent, faculty Literature & Philosophy

Master of Arts in Moral Sciences, September 2016
University Ghent, faculty Literature & Philosophy

Teacher Training Program in Philosophy and Moral Science, July 2017
University Ghent, faculty Psychology & Pedagogical Sciences

Doctorate in Philosophy, January 2024
University Graz, DK Climate Change & Department of Philosophy

Lazou, R. (2023). Legitimate Expectations about Stranded Fossil Fuel Reserves: Towards a Just Transition. In F. Corvino & T. Andina (Eds.), Global Climate Justice: Theory and Practice. E-International Relations. https://www.e-ir.info/2023/02/12/legitimate-expectations-about-stranded-fossil-fuel-reserves-towards-a-just-transition/

Lazou, R. (2023). Do Promises Towards Fossil Fuel Owners Matter? Moral Philosophy and Politics. https://doi.org/10.1515/mopp-2023-0001

Lazou, R. (2023). Distributing the burdens of mitigating fossil fuel productions instead of the remaining benefits. A safeguard for conservatism? Revista Latinoamericana de Filosofía Política, 11(5), https://rlfp.org.ar/revista/index.php/RLFP/article/view/125

Trimmel, K., Kriechbaum, M., Lazou, R., & Brudermann, T. (2024). Between distributive and procedural justice claims: Reframing patterns of discursive resistance against climate action. Energy Research and Social Science, 109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103424

Lazou, R. (2024). What is Owed to the Losers of the Energy Transition? The Case of Fossil Fuel Reserve Owners [Doctoral thesis, University Graz]. https://unipub.uni-graz.at/urn/urn:nbn:at:at-ubg:1-200663

Lazou, R. (2024). What Is Owed to the Losers of the Energy Transition? The Case of Fossil Fuel Reserve Owners [dissertation summary]. Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics 17(1), doi: 10.23941/ejpe.v17i1.838

GEWI Prize for Academic Theses 2024, best doctoral thesis in the field of humanities at the University of Graz