Institute for Development and Peace

The Institute for Development and Peace (INEF) is a research institute of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Duisburg-Essen and combines basic scientific research with application-oriented research and policy advice at the interface of development and peace research. INEF was established in 1990 to scientifically support the work of the Development and Peace Foundation (sef:), Bonn, which is still one of our closest co-operation partners. INEF’s work focuses on processes of global governance, particularly in relation to the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The spectrum of our research includes projects on the human rights responsibility of business, on shaping a future sustainable development agenda, on transformation and democratisation processes and the study of non-violent forms of conflict resolution.