Markets, Culture and Ethics Research Centre (MCE)

Mce

The Markets, Culture and Ethics Research Centre (MCE) of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, Italy was founded in 2009 to study the ethical dimensions (social and individual) of economic and social life in a systematic and scientific way, in the light of reason and the Catholic faith.

Its purpose is to foster dialogue between faith and contemporary culture for the promotion of a positive transformation of society and global development.

MCE Research Centre’s activities focus on deepening and disseminating Catholic perspectives, through research and academic events, on the relation between ethics, culture and the economy and on the role and conduct of business in society. 

MCE does not align with any particular school of economic thought and is open to all traditions willing to dialogue with Christian anthropology and perspective. At the same time, MCE has an ecumenical and interreligious approach since social problems can only be resolved by a joint effort and in dialogue with contemporary culture regarding the meaning of a more humane economy.


           

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In evidenza

On 21 June the Markets, Culture and Ethics (MCE) Research Centre hosted the seminar Contemplation at Work: A Theological Conversation Between John Paul II and Josemaría Escrivá, fourth appointment of the seminar series Holiness Through Work: Commemorating the Encyclical Laborem Exercens. Speakers of the event Prof. Msgr. Martin Schlag (Alan W. Moss Endowed Chair for Catholic Social Thought at St. Thomas University, Minnesota, US, John A. Ryan Institute Director, Minnesota, US, MCE Director, Rome) and Prof. Rev. Cristian Mendoza (Professor of Social Doctrine of the Church at Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome).

The seminar Confronting a Technocratic Future: Women’s Work and the Church’s Social Vision​, fourth appointment of the seminar series Holiness Through Work: Commemorating the Encyclical Laborem Exercens, previewed 30 May is postponed to date to reschedule.

On 9 May the Markets, Culture and Ethics (MCE) Research Centre hosted the seminar Laborem Exercens: A Protestant Appreciation​, third appointment of the seminar series Holiness Through Work: Commemorating the Encyclical Laborem Exercens. Speakers of the event Rev. Dr. Richard Turnbull (Director of CEME - Centro di Ricerca for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics, Oxford), Rev. Prof. Paul O'Callaghan (Full Professor of Theological Anthropology at Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome) and Prof. Msgr. Martin Schlag (Alan W. Moss Endowed Chair for Catholic Social Thought at the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, US, John A. Ryan Institute Director, Minnesota, US, MCE Director, Rome). 

As part of its activity the Markets, Culture and Ethics (MCE) Research Centre attended the panel discussion Migration and labor: solutions through (social) entrepreneurship? which took place on 21 April in Wien.

The field of tension between migration, work and the supply of skilled workers- the focus will be on women and girls in the formative years of their lives- in its complexity and multidimensionality is both an exciting challenge and opportunity for entrepreneurs. What role do social and economic dynamics and new forms of inclusion and empowerment play in this matter?

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