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International Conflicts
Research, teaching and support of mediation, dialogue and decision-making in international conflicts and polarized societies
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The Institute for Conflict Management at the European University Viadrina is dedicated to the goal of further establishing interest-based methods of conflict management in various areas of society and opening up new application possibilities. To this end, the Institute is active in research, teaching, practice and transfer in the field of peace and conflict research and accompanies conflict, dialog and transformation processes.
Selected examples to illustrate the Institute's activities in the various areas and at their interfaces are the research cluster Tough Choices, the research and transfer project Mediation Hub with the German Federal Foreign Office, the moderation of local social dialogues, the regular problem-solving workshop Peace Mediation & Crisis Diplomacy in Action as well as the certificate program ViAPACS.
IKM
Institute for Conflict Management
- Große Scharrnstraße 59 | 15230 Frankfurt (Oder)
- Room: HG 071
- +49 (0) 335-5534-5304
- ikm@europa-uni.de
Dr. Christian Hochmuth
Managing Director
Latest news
Interview on the role of universities in politically charged discussions
Where are the limits of what can be said at universities and how can they be used as a place of exchange beyond academia? Political scientist Dr. Anja Hennig and historian and mediator Dr. Christian Hochmuth talk about this in an interview in the Viadrina Logbuch.
New guest article on the “Peace Summit” in Switzerland 2024
Anne Holper and Lars Kirchhoff describe how the “peace summit” in Switzerland can serve a genuine peace process and what is needed to avoid further social polarization in their guest article for Focus Online, which was published on 13 June 2024.
Moderation of a municipal development advisory board
Lars Kirchhoff co-moderates the municipal development advisory board in Frankfurt (Oder), in which local politicians and administration discuss the topic of “Inner city transformation in the twin city: Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice shape the future in Frankfurt (Oder)” with individual representatives of civil society and business.
The institute is active in various core areas and one cross-sectional area:
Cooperation Network
