Peace Research Institute Frankfurt

PRIF sets out to analyze the causes of violent international and internal conflicts, carrying out research into the conditions necessary for peace and working to spread the concept of peace. The Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), part of the Leibniz Association, is one of the leading peace research institutes in Europe and is located in Frankfurt am Main.

We are now called PRIF

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PRIF MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

Interviews and Articles on Current Topics

28. November 2023
Rheinische Post – Stefan Kroll (in German)
Die Welt im Dauerstress: Zahlen, Fakten und Auswirkungen
28. November 2023
detektor.fm Zurück zum Thema – Claudia Baumgart-Ochse (in German)
Nahostkonflikt: Gibt es Chancen auf eine längere Waffenruhe?
28. November 2023
Rheinische Post – Claudia Baumgart-Ochse (in German)
Krieg in Israel – Was einer Friedensforscherin Hoffnung macht
26. November 2023
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung – Jonas J. Driedger (Print, in German)
Eine Welt voller Kriege

PRIF BLOG

Israel–Gaza: A German War Discourse   

The way the escalation of violence in Israel, the Gaza Strip, and adjacent areas in the region is discussed in Germany is, in many respects, not surprising. It follows the structural dynamics of war…

Umstrittene Begriffe pragmatisch definieren: Beispiel „Islamismus“   

Extremismus, Fundamentalismus, Islamismus, Islamophobie oder Islamkritik sind allesamt umstrittene Begriffe, die in öffentlichen und wissenschaftlichen Diskursen inhaltlich unterschiedlich ausgedeutet…

Ernst-Otto Czempiel Award 2023 for Roger Mac Ginty. Laudatio by Eva Senghaas-Knobloch   

PRIF awarded this year’s Ernst-Otto Czempiel Award to political scientist Roger Mac Ginty. In doing so, the jury recognizes his 2021 monograph “Everyday Peace: How So-Called Ordinary People Can…

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