Ethics in Biomedicine and Scientific Research

Advances in the bio-sciences raise important ethical questions. Members of the CAAEPP have active research interests in the ethics of research with human subjects, nanotechnology, genetics, and the range of ethical and policy questions that fall under the broad heading of biomedical ethics. more...

Democracy, Legitimacy & Good Governance

The political order of a society, or a group of societies, faces twin challenges. The first is to use its monopoly on force and control over basic social institutions only in service of the public trust. The second is to do so only in ways that can be justified to those whose interests and freedoms are affected by its activities. Members of the CAAEPP pursue a broad range of scholarly and practical research programs relating to each of these challenges to good governance. more...

Professional Ethics & Corporate Responsibility

Increasingly, the nexus of geo-political power is shaped and influenced by the activities of corporations. Consequently, the welfare and other interests of people and the environment are profoundly affected by the activities of these entities and the professionals who direct, manage, and run them. Members of the CAAEPP have active research interests in a range of issues surrounding models of corporate responsibility, the role of regulation and institutional design in fostering better corporate citizenship, and promoting ethics and accountability among professionals. more...

Environmental Ethics

The impact of human activities on the environment can profoundly affect the interests of many species, potentially for many generations. Members of the CAAEPP are engaged in a range of scholarly and practical research programs touching on questions that range from the foundations of environmental value, how trade impacts the environment, to practical programs for monitoring air quality. more...

International Development & Global Justice

The last century or so has witnessed unprecedented economic development that has brought previously unimaginable levels of health and wealth to literally millions of people. It has also created staggering levels of inequality between various individuals and groups. Members of the CAAEPP have active research interests in the moral and political implications global inequality, the obligations of wealthy, developed communities to the global poor, and in forging a vision of development that is politically sustainable and ethically acceptable. more...

Digital Media Lab

Center members have access to the CAAEPP's Digital Media Lab, a state-of-the-art facility that supports the educational and e-democracy projects that make the Center an international leader in the use of technology in ethics. more...