Berlin Office

The Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) opened an office on the premises of the Leibniz Association in Berlin in 2017. PRIF's Berlin office supports the institute's dialogue with policy-makers, scientific institutions and the Berlin public.

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With the office, the institute pursues three objectives:

  • Increasing PRIF’s visibility as an aca­demic institution in Berlin’s political circles through on­going engage­ment, partici­pation in expert debates and back­ground briefings, and through regular event formats, in order to facili­tate critical moni­toring and constructive advice on political decision-making pro­cesses.
  • The creation of a PRIF location in Berlin – with the possi­bility for PRIF em­ployees to use the centrally located work­places during business trips to the capital and to organize workshops in Berlin.
  • Fostering PRIF's inte­gration into the Leibniz Asso­ciation as well as the co­operation with other research insti­tutions in Berlin.

Members

Head of Berlin Office

Sarah Brockmeier

Sarah Brockmeier-Large

Staff

[Translate to Englisch:]

Leon Krause

Kontakt

Headquarters of the Leibniz Association
Chausseestraße 111
10115 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 206 049 120
E-Mail: brockmeier-large(at)prif.org

Event Series “PRIF Dialogue”

Periodically, the Berlin Office organizes background discussions with federal ministries or expert groups from the German Bundestag. This successful format is all about sharing mutual expertise, critical discussion and the joint development of policy recommendations and mutual learning.

Previous PRIF Dialogues have been held with the participation of the Federal Foreign Office, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, the Federal Ministry of Defense, the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the German Bundestag, among others.

Other Events

  • PRIF organizes Parliamentary Evenings in the rooms of the German Bundestag/the Parliamentary Society through its Berlin Office, often in cooperation with the German Foundation for Peace Research. Together with members of the German Bundestag and their staff, research results and policy recommendations are discussed.
  • The team at the Berlin office supports the annual presentation of the Peace Report in Berlin, the annual launch of the CNTR Monitor, and a PRIF contribution to the “German Forum on Security Policy” organized by the Federal Academy for Security Policy (BAKS).
  • The Berlin Office offers PRIF’s international visiting professors the opportunity to network in Berlin during their stay in Germany.
  • The Berlin Office supports further PRIF events and dialogue formats in cooperation with federal ministries.
  • The Berlin office team contributes to studies conducted in cooperation with federal ministries and political foundations. Examples include the studies “Peace and Development 2020” and “German Foreign Policy and the Genocide in Rwanda”.
  • The Berlin Office team supports blog series on the PRIF blog on current political debates.

Directions

The Berlin Office is located in the headquarters of the Leibniz Association. 

The U-Bahn station “Naturkunde­museum” (U6 or tram M5, M8, M10) is in close proximity to the office and the S-Bahn station “Nordbahnhof” (S1, S2, S25) is within a 400 m walking distance. From Berlin central station, take tram M5 (in the direction of “Zingster Straße”), M8 (“Ahrensfelde/­Stadtgrenze”) or M10 (“S+U Warschauer Straße”) and exit at the second stop “Naturkunde­museum” (travel time 5 min).