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
