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The world currently faces a number of significant challenges to peace and security. Violent conflict and related victims doubled over the last decade. The Global Peace Index, trying to quantify peace on a global level, deteriorated for the ninth consecutive year. The war in Ukraine and the new levels of violence in the Israel-Palestine conflict raise fundamental questions on how to prevent violent conflict from erupting. Moreover, climate change and polarization also pose grave challenges to peace and security, even in more ‘peaceful’ contexts.

The PEACE network aims to rethink peace, and help young researchers reach their goals in promoting new and innovative research. Find out more about each  of the 5 working groups below, and about the network here. 

Objectives

For our academic communities, we aim to highlight PEACE as a hub for new insights and opportunities for collaboration. PEACE invites researchers and practitioners in the field of peace and conflict to contribute to or even become part of the network. Openness and inclusivity are key pillars of our network. Our core message to think tankers and policy makers is to establish PEACE as a relevant source of solution-oriented knowledge in the five research areas of our working groups. In our public events, transfer publications and media contributions, we will share our new insights and solution-oriented findings. We also aim to promote public understanding of the role of research knowledge in societal discourse, its relevance for decision-making, but also its limitations and challenges. 

PEACE is an offer to policy makers for evidence-based recommendations for policy change and dialogue. It is also a resource for political education and training. PEACE wants to engage with the public and promote understanding and interest in peace research issues. As the main goal is to build a European network of peace research, PEACE will help its members to recognise and support their work within the PEACE network, and to increase their visibility in the European and global community of peace research.

News and Events

The PEACE Website is live!

We are glad to announce that the first session of the Webinar Series will take place next Tuesday, June 3rd, from 3 to 4.30pm (CET)!

The PEACE Webinar Series returns on Thursday November 6th! Click here for more information and to register.
Are you interested in taking part?

PEACE equally welcomes active scientists, young researcher and innovators, policymakers, and other stakeholders to participate. There are many ways to get involved.