Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
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| Abbreviation | PRIF |
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| Formation | 1970 |
| Type | government funded think tank |
| Legal status | Foundation (nonprofit) |
| Purpose | Peace and conflict studies |
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Executive director
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Harald Müller |
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Chairman
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Thilo Marauhn |
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Staff
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ca. 70 |
| Website | www |
Established in 1970, the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), or Hessische Stiftung Friedens und Konfliktforschung (HSFK) was founded by the state of Hesse.
With approximately 70 employees (as of 2011), the PRIF is Germany’s largest and oldest peace research institute. The PRIF does not carry out any commissioned research.
"The work of the PRIF is focused on identifying the causes of violent international and internal conflicts, carrying out research into the conditions necessary for peace, understood as a process of decreasing violence and increasing justice, and spreading the concepts of peace. Within the framework of its political consulting, research results are converted into practice oriented options for action that find their way into the public debate.
The PRIF investigates the causes of international crisis and , pursues research on peace and conflict studies and disarmament policy. The PRIF places a regional focus on the Balkans, the Middle East and Asia, while researching the necessary conditions to increase justice and decrease violence (i.e. establish peace). It places special emphasis in its research work on arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament. From 1987 to 2002, the PRIF trained many young academics in countries having no non-proliferation expertise, organizing a network of European non-proliferation researchers. PRIF researchers have long-standing experience in political advice and consulting, having served, inter alia, in German delegations to NPT, CTBT, CWC, BWC, Ottawa Convention and SALW gatherings, in the UN Conference on Disarmament and in IAEA Expert Groups.
The Executive Director of the PRIF is Harald Müller. Other members of the Executive Board are Klaus Dieter Wolf, Christopher Daase, Matthias Dembinski, Claudia Baumgart-Ochse, and Hans-Joachim Spanger.
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