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Research

We analyze the causes of international and intrastate conflicts and look for ways to resolve them.

As one of the leading peace research institutes in Europe, we combine interdisciplinary fundamental research with knowledge transfer to politics, media, and society.

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Dialogue & Education

We engage critically with the academic mainstream and with the political zeitgeist, providing impetus for academic and political debates, both nationally and internationally.

We develop courses of action for ministries, political parties, NGOs and companies, providing them with background knowledge and analyses.

What's New at PRIF

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Consequences of the War in Iran and the Middle East on Radicalization and Structures of Prevention in Germany
Christian Kaunert

Visiting Professor on the EU's Role in the Fight Against Terrorism
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Fabian Unruh Receives INMM J.D. Williams Best Student Paper Award
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PRIF Researchers at EISA-PEC 2026
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Special Issue of a PRIF Project in the Journal of Contemporary China
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PRIF participates in anniversary celebrations
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Constantin Winkler Presents RadiGaMe Research at the International Video and Computer Game Fair
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The final report of the research project is now available for download
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New PRIF Spotlight by Mikhail Polianskii
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Handbook compiles TraCe research in interdisciplinary overview
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Latest Publications

| 2027
Schwab, Regine (2027): Armed Group Constellations. From Battlefield Interactions to Emergent Structures, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (forthcoming).

| 2026
Schneider, Lina; Zimmermann, Lisbeth (2026): Transforming Understandings, Expanding Mechanisms: International Institutions and Colonial Violence, TraCe Working Paper, 9, Frankfurt/Main.

| 2026
Birdi, Martin & Driedger, Jonas (2026): Ripeness Theory and the Russia-Ukraine War, PRIF Blog, Frankfurt/M.
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| 2026
Fuhrmann, Larissa-Diana; Mullis, Daniel; Pichl, Maximilian; Wildner, Tonda (2026): Orte der Demokratie, Frankfurt/M: PRIF.

| 2026
Hinz, Lea; Fehl, Caroline (2026): Midterms in den USA: Kostet Trumps Außenpolitik die Republikaner die Zwischenwahlen?, PRIF Blog.
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| 2026
Wolff, Jonas; Albarracín, Juan (2026): The Assassination of Social Activists. Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure in Contemporary Conflict, in: Bonacker, Thorsten; Daase, Christopher; Driedger, Jonas J.; Lam Phương, Nguyễn Pham; Pfister, Jannick (eds), Routledge Handbook on Transformations of Political Violence, London: Routledge, 99–113. DOI: 10.4324/9781003635024-8

| 2026
Driedger, Jonas J. (2026): War between States. Perishing Parent of All Political Violence?, in: Bonacker, Thorsten; Daase, Christopher; Driedger, Jonas J.; Lam Phương, Nguyễn Pham; Pfister, Jannick (eds), Routledge Handbook on Transformations of Political Violence, London: Routledge, 23–33. DOI: 10.4324/9781003635024-3

| 2026
Schwab, Regine (2026): The Transformation of Violence against Civilians. Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure in Contemporary Conflict, in: Bonacker, Thorsten; Daase, Christopher; Driedger, Jonas J.; Lam Phương, Nguyễn Pham; Pfister, Jannick (eds), Routledge Handbook on Transformations of Political Violence, London: Routledge, 65–82. DOI: 10.4324/9781003635024-6

| 2026
Kuhn, Frank; Schörnig, Niklas (2026): Technological Innovation and the Transformation of Military Conflict, in: Bonacker, Thorsten; Daase, Christopher; Driedger, Jonas J.; Lam Phương, Nguyễn Pham; Pfister, Jannick (eds), Routledge Handbook on Transformations of Political Violence, London: Routledge, 50–64. DOI: 10.4324/9781003635024-5

| 2026
Bonacker, Thorsten; Daase, Christopher; Driedger, Jonas J.; Lam Phương, Nguyễn Phạm; Pfister, Jannik (2026): Introduction: Transformations of Political Violence, in: Bonacker, Thorsten; Daase, Christopher; Driedger, Jonas J.; Lam Phương, Nguyễn Pham; Pfister, Jannick (eds), Routledge Handbook on Transformations of Political Violence, London: Routledge, 1–19. DOI: 10.4324/9781003635024-1

| 2026
Simon, Hendrik; Brock, Lothar (2026): Transformation(s) in the Justification of Interstate Violence. On the Relationship between the Legitimization of War and International Order , in: Bonacker, Thorsten; Daase, Christopher; Driedger, Jonas J.; Lam Phương, Nguyễn Pham; Pfister, Jannick (eds), Routledge Handbook on Transformations of Political Violence, London: Routledge, 191–204. DOI: 10.4324/9781003635024-15

| 2026
Marauhn, Thilo (2026): Weapons of Mass Destruction. The Ability of Public International Law to Address Particular Forms of Political Violence, in: Bonacker, Thorsten; Daase, Christopher; Driedger, Jonas J.; Lam Phương, Nguyễn Pham; Pfister, Jannick (eds), Routledge Handbook on Transformations of Political Violence, London: Routledge, 205–220. DOI: 10.4324/9781003635024-16
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Upcoming Events


09.30 Uhr
Cafe Moskau, Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin sowie online

Podiumsdiskussion mit Irene Weipert-Fenner

17.00 Uhr
Simón-Bolívar-Saal, Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, Potsdamer Straße 37, 10785 Berlin

Panel-Diskussion mit Jonas Wolff

12.00 Uhr
Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften, Am Wingertsberg 4, 61348 Bad Homburg

Podiumsdiskussion im Rahmen der Bad Homburg Conference 2026 mit Stefan Kroll

10.00 Uhr
Roßmarkt, 60311 Frankfurt/M.

PRIF beim Science Festival Frankfurt

12.00 Uhr
Fakultät für Humanwissenschaften, Wittelsbacherplatz 1, 97074 Würzburg

PRIF Researcher diskutieren bei der DVPW-Sektionstagung in Würzburg aktuelle Fragen der internationalen Politik

13.00 Uhr
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Vorstellung des Friedensgutachtens 2026 mit Christopher Daase
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