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Finland
Peace Education Institute
The Peace Education Institute is a Finnish, politically non-aligned peace organization for educators who work in formal and non-formal education settings. In practice, this means teachers, youth workers or activists who are interested in creating safer, more inclusive and equal spaces in their work and in wider society. Our work is guided by four themes that are peace, anti-racism, equality & equity, and global citizenship.
Rauhanliitto
The Peace Union of Finland is an umbrella organisation for several Finnish Peace associations. We work with a whole range of peace and disarmament issues by lobbying and advocating for Finnish Government and The European Union of peace policies. We offer peace education at our Peace School programme. We also maintain the Peace Station, a centre for peace activism and advocacy in Helsinki. The Peace Union of Finland is a member of the International Peace Bureau (IPB). We work with several international campaigns and follow a number of arms control and disarmament issues.
Tampere Peace Research Institute
The Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI), is a multidisciplinary and international research centre whose mission is to conduct high quality research on the causes of war, on non-violent resolution of conflicts, and on conditions for peace. In accordance with the present research agenda, the focus of TAPRI’s research is peaceful change.
Germany
Berghof Foundation
The Berghof Foundation is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organisation supporting people in conflict in their efforts to achieve sustainable peace through conflict transformation and peacebuilding.
Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies
As an independent, non-profit organization, BICC (Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies) deals with a wide range of global topics in the field of peace and conflict research. Our vision is a more peaceful world. Our mission is to conduct critical, problem-oriented, policy relevant research in response to the problems posed by organized violence. To do so, we engage in active exchanges with scholars and politicians as well as stakeholders in everyday practice and civil society. As a think tank, BICC seeks to engage in a dialogue with NGOs, governments, private organizations, research institutes and universities and well as with interested individuals.
For Peace
For Peace is a holistic initiative to co-create a global culture of peace, positioned at the intersection of personal development and societal transformation. We imagine a world beyond separation, injustice, and violence, where all of us have the possibility to fulfill our unique potential and experience the joyful gift of the interconnectedness of all life.
Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy
The Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) was founded in 1971 and is an independent entity operating as a civil law foundation. According to the charter, the aim of the institute’s work is to address security policy problems within the framework of peace research and, in doing so, fulfil the criteria for independent research and instruction, advancement of early career scholars and the publicising of research findings.
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
PRIF sets out to analyze the causes of violent international and internal conflicts, carrying out research into the conditions necessary for peace and working to spread the concept of peace. The Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), part of the Leibniz Association, is one of the leading peace research institutes in Europe and is located in Frankfurt am Main.
Iceland
Höfði Reykjavík Peace Centre
Höfði Reykjavík Peace Centre, a collaborative effort of the City of Reykjavik and the University of Iceland, is a forum for international multidisciplinary cooperation, with an emphasis on the role of small states, cities and citizens in promoting peace.
India
India Peace Centre
India Peace Centre is an Inter-religious initiative constantly promoting values of peace and justice. It was founded in the year 1988 by Dr. Mathai Zachariah, former General Secretary of the NCC India on the belief that Peace is an experience of life which can be enhanced by promoting the culture of dialogue and understanding.
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