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Créée en 1991, la Chaire Hoover a pour mission de stimuler une réflexion éthique dans l'enseignement et la recherche de la Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales et politiques de l'Université catholique de Louvain, et de contribuer à nourrir un débat clair et informé sur les questions éthiques qui se posent à notre société dans les domaines relevant des disciplines de la Faculté.

27/10/2026

Conférence-débat sur l'idée d'un Sénat citoyen la semaine prochaine à LLN avec Adélaïde Charlier (G1000), Iphigénie Koutsougeras (ISPOLE) et Pierre-Etienne Vandamme (Chaire Hoover). Entrée libre mais inscription souhaitée.

20/10/2026

Today we had the pleasure of welcoming Jonas Vandieken (LMU), who presented his work on "Relational Recognition and Justifiability to Another in the Moral Nexus."

His presentation explored what it means to respect others in our moral relationships, focusing on the importance of recognizing individuals not only as those whom we owe obligations, but also as the sources of those obligations.

Drawing on R. Jay Wallace's relational theory of morality, he explored the limits of Scanlon's contractualism in accounting for relational recognition respect. He argued that moral deliberation should take individuals' particular claims as inputs, rather than treating them as outputs of general principles.
He concluded by proposing a relational version of Act Contractualism as a promising alternative.

The next “Hoover Tuesday” will take place on November 3, with Cécile Degiovanni presenting her work entitled "Should Our Fundamental Rights Be Waivable? Some Conceptual and Normative Considerations"

14/10/2026

Tomorrow, our colleagues Axel Gosseries and Manuel Sá Valente will be awarded the Brian Barry Prize from the British Academy! The event will be livestreamed:
https://uclouvain.be/fr/hoover/events/15/10/2026-the-brian-barry-prize-british-academy

Discover the winners of 2026's British Academy prizes and medals.

13/10/2026

Today, we had the pleasure of hearing Jamie Draper (Utrecht University; Hoover Chair Visiting Fellow) present his work on "Climate Change, Critical Minerals, and Extractivism." Jamie explored the dilemma posed by a growing demand for critical minerals in the green transition: while essential for decarbonisation, their extraction often comes with significant environmental, social and economic costs. From an egalitarian perspective, he examined three possible responses to this dilemma: reducing, onshoring and reforming extraction. While arguing that a just approach requires a careful combination of all three, he suggested that reforming extraction is generally preferable, provided that it is feasible and respects the legitimate claims of local communities

Next Tuesday, we will welcome Jonas Vandieken (LMU) to discuss his work on “Relational Recognition and Justifiability to Another in the Moral Nexus.”

08/10/2026

Nouvelle vidéo de notre collègue Maxime Lambrecht, alias Philoxime, sur le traitement médiatique des feux de forêt qui ont frappé les esprits cet été :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WvCG8guEo4

07/10/2026

Yesterday, our colleague Axel Gosseries presented his Brian Barry Prize-winning article, "Long-Term Decisions and Youth Empowerment", co-written with Manuel Sá Valente (UMinho & Associated Researcher at the Chaire Hoover) and forthcoming in the British Journal of Political Science. In that paper, they consider the idea of increasing the voting weight of younger citizens to honor the fact that they have a longer life ahead and will therefore face the consequences of political decisions for much longer. After careful consideration of a diversity of objections, they conclude that this is not the most promising way of dealing with political short-termism.

Next Tuesday, we will welcome Jamie Draper (Hoover Fellow, Utrecht University) to discuss his work on "Climate Change, Critical Minerals, and Extractivism".

05/10/2026

Nouvelle publication : Agir face aux injustices. Une éthique de la citoyenneté, un livre de Pierre-Étienne Vandamme qui vient de paraître aux éditions Éliott. À partir de questions très concrètes (Avons-nous un devoir de travailler ? De voter ? D'obéir aux lois injustes ? De partager nos revenus ?), le livre interroge les obligations mutuelles entre citoyen·nes, dans une démarche de philosophie morale *politique*, attentive aux inégalités, aux circonstances sociales dans lesquelles évoluent les personnes, ainsi qu'aux remèdes institutionnels.

Présentation sur le site de l'éditeur: https://eliotteditions.fr/83-agir-face-aux-injustices/

Sommaire et introduction: https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/280932

29/09/2026

Today, it was our pleasure to welcome Christophe Sente, Associate Researcher at Cevipol (ULB), to our Research Seminar. He presented his work on current deadlocks in representative assemblies and possible ways to address them. He questioned whether the notion of "illiberalism" adequatly captures the current crisis of democracy, arguing that many of its difficulties are better understood as institutional deadlocks within national parliaments. Drawing on F.A. Hayek's constitutional theory, he examined possible institutional responses to these democratic deadlocks. Starting from Hayek's proposal of "demarchy", he highlighted the limits of a system of representation based exclusively on individuals. Building on the work of P.C Schmitter and I. Ferreras, he explored an alternative form of bicameralism, consisting of a "parliament of producers" as an upper house alongside an individually elected assembly.

24/09/2026

On Tuesday, we were happy to welcome Victor Mardellat, our new FNRS postdoctoral researcher, who presented his paper in progress, "Against the Teleological Conception of Practical Reasons". Victor develops a subtle critique of consequentialism by arguing that it displays a reductionist understanding of practical reason. He rejects the view that every intentional action must aim at some result and that all practical reasons are a function of the (un)desirability of the available outcomes.

17/06/2026

Nouveau: Je pense donc je vote, un podcast de la Faculté de philosophie de l'Université Laval, avec notamment Fabien Tremblay, futur doctorant de la Chaire Hoover.

https://open.spotify.com/show/033w0EJ4ayqqP9ryOCnrAB?si=9a8a8ee0985345b0

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