WG Peace Research

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The AG Friedensforschung (AGF) is an independent working group at the University of Kassel , which consists of seven former and current university members from various departments. Professors emeritus Peter Strutynski (1945–2015) and Werner Ruf are in charge . The AG Peace Research is to be distinguished from the partly named “ Working Group Peace Research and European Security Policy ” (AFES-PRESS eV), which has been registered as a non-profit international scientific association since 1987.

Program and activities

According to its own statements, the WG Peace Research deals with international law , human rights and peace research , the political causes of international crises , world, foreign and security policy, conflict prevention , pacifism , the ban on weapons of mass destruction and global disarmament . The aim is the outlawing and abolition of all wars. The AGF is a member of the “ Federal Committee on Peace Council ”, a Germany-wide association of individuals, peace initiatives and organizations with a focus on peace policy.

Projects

  • Peace policy lecture series at the University of Kassel
  • Peace studies research projects in various departments and university institutions
  • Annual "Peace Council" congress at the University of Kassel (since 1994)
  • Series of publications "Kassel Writings on Peace Policy"
  • Lectures and lectures on current crisis issues in foreign and security policy

The working group carries out public relations work and documents in its web archive articles on world politics, peace and crisis topics, mainly from publications representing left political positions such as Junge Welt and Neues Deutschland .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Tasks, personnel composition, overview of publications on the website of the Peace Research Group, accessed on June 22, 2012
  2. ↑ AFES-PRESS, association website, accessed on July 16, 2014
  3. ↑ Peace Lectures 2012 Overview on the website of the Peace Research Working Group, accessed on June 22, 2012
  4. ^ Peace advice overview on the website of the Peace Research Working Group, accessed on June 22, 2012
  5. ^ Holdings of the series in the German National Library
  6. ^ List of topics on the website of the Peace Research Working Group, accessed on June 22, 2012