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| Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung | |
|---|---|
| Name | Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung |
| Formation | 1980s |
| Type | Foundation |
| Headquarters | Bonn |
| Region served | Germany |
| Language | German |
Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung is a German foundation supporting research on conflict, peace, and security. It funds projects, fellowships, and events that connect scholars and practitioners from institutions such as Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, University of Heidelberg, University of Münster, and University of Hamburg. The foundation works with international partners including United Nations, European Union, NATO, International Committee of the Red Cross, and regional bodies like Council of Europe, fostering comparative studies across cases such as Bosnian War, Kosovo War, Syrian Civil War, Ukraine War, and Rwandan Genocide.
The foundation was established in the 1980s amid debates involving figures from Max Planck Society, German Bundestag, Federal Foreign Office (Germany), and civil society organizations like Amnesty International and Greenpeace. Early board members included academics from Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, and think tanks such as Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik and Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Its formation responded to policy discussions after events including the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the Euromissile crisis, and it developed ties with university departments such as University of Oxford, London School of Economics, Harvard University, Columbia University, and Sciences Po.
The foundation’s stated aims align with scholarship promoted by institutions like Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, International Crisis Group, and Centre for European Policy Studies. Objectives include supporting comparative research on conflicts including Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Korean War, and Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; promoting training linked to programs at European University Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and George Washington University; and informing policymakers in bodies such as Bundeswehr, European Commission, German Bundestag and judicial forums like International Criminal Court.
Governance structures mirror models used by Robert Bosch Stiftung, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, and Bertelsmann Stiftung, with a board of trustees, an advisory council, and an executive director. Trustees have included scholars affiliated with Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, and practitioners from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, and Foreign Policy Centre. Internal research committees coordinate with university chairs at University of Oxford and research groups at Yale University and Princeton University.
Programs cover areas explored by researchers at Chatham House, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, RAND Corporation, and Brookings Institution, including conflict analysis of Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq War (2003–2011), and studies on arms control referencing agreements like the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Projects have involved collaborations with centers such as Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Foreign Policy Research Institute, and university labs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University, examining topics from peacebuilding in Sierra Leone to mediation in Colombia.
Funding sources and partners reflect linkages with foundations and agencies like European Research Council, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, and governmental funders including Federal Foreign Office (Germany), Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany), and regional ministries in North Rhine-Westphalia. Partnerships extend to NGOs and research networks such as International Institute for Strategic Studies, Mercy Corps, Oxfam, Human Rights Watch, and academic consortia including Erasmus Mundus and Horizon 2020 projects.
The foundation supports publication series and events comparable to outlets like Journal of Peace Research, International Security, Security Dialogue, and working papers hosted by Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung and university presses including Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Routledge. Outreach includes conferences, workshops, and public lectures with participation from scholars affiliated with Yale Law School, Harvard Kennedy School, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, and policy briefings aimed at bodies such as Bundeskanzleramt and European Parliament.
Influence is evident in policy uptake by institutions like Bundeswehr, German Federal Foreign Office, European External Action Service, and citation in research from Peace Research Institute Oslo and International Peace Bureau. Criticism has come from commentators associated with Die Zeit, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and scholars linked to New Left Review concerning perceived biases, selection of grantees tied to transatlanticism debates, and debates over funding transparency similar to critiques leveled at Stiftung Mercator and Heinrich Böll Foundation.
Category:Foundations based in Germany Category:Peace and conflict studies institutions