Mapping of Human Flourishing in Latin America
"Recognizing the research landscape and leadership capabilities in the study of Human Flourishing in Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Brazil" is a research project led by Tecnológico de Monterrey, with the participation of researchers from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, University of the Andes (TRIADA), as well as Nossa Terra Firme. Additionally, professors from prestigious institutions such as Harvard University, New York University, and Baylor University are involved.
The main purpose of this project is to map academic research on human flourishing in Latin America; for which our institution won a research grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF).
In the early days of the project...
A bibliometric survey was conducted using prestigious bibliographic databases with the objective of including the largest number of authors and topics related to human flourishing, such as sustainable development, quality of life, subjective well-being, buen vivir, among others...
Based on the information gathered, the following application was developed:
Interactive map of scientific publications from Latin America
We invite you to discover this tool for bibliographic exploration of academic research on human flourishing in Latin America. It currently includes information from 21 countries, with emphasis on Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Brazil.
Next steps in the research...
Based on the results of the bibliometric study applied in the Latin American region, 57 expert researchers were selected in different areas of human knowledge, providing an approach to multiple points of view from economics, psychology, social sciences, engineering, and urban planning, among others. Aside from researchers, social leaders and civil organizations were also included.
See what the research team behind this project has to say.
Alberto Hernández desde México
Giovanni Vecchio desde Chile
Tim Lomas en LATAM
Mónica Zenil desde México
Iara Vicente desde Brasil
Eduardo Wills desde Colombia
Highlights with researchers
The International Seminar
On December 5th and 6th, 2024, we hosted the International Seminar on Human Flourishing in Latin America, with speakers from several international universities such as Tecnológico de Monterrey, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de los Andes and the Nossa Terra Firme Association from Brazil, as well as professors from Harvard University, Baylor University, New York University, the Presencing Institute, citiesRISE and Annecy Behavioral Science Lab.
Analysis of the Brazil and Chile cases
Here we can have a look at each of the findings of our researchers: Iara Vicente from Brazil and Giovanni Vecchio from Chile, as well as open discussions led by Megan Seneque and Sebastian Jung.
Analysis of the Colombia and Mexico cases
We invite you to learn about the findings of our researchers Eduardo Wills from Colombia and Alberto Hernández Baqueiro from Mexico, as well as the open discussions led by Matthew Lee and Alden Lai.
Different approaches: research from three different regions
Learn about the research teams from the South Asia and Africa region by Moitreyee Sinha of citiesRISE; the Southeast Asia and Arab region by Miguel Silan of Annecy Behavioral Lab; and the findings from the Latin America region by Alberto Hernández Baqueiro and Gustavo López Montiel.
This research project is made possible by the grant provided by the Templeton World Charity
Foundation and the collaboration of researchers from various renowned institutions in Latin America.
