On 8 May 2025, exactly 80 years after the end of World War II in Europe, IFSH will be part of an international conference on the future of peace. The conference, hosted by the Flemish Peace Institute, will bring together peace researchers from across Europe as well as others interested in peace research to identify key challenges to the future of peace and conflict.
Engaging with policymakers, scholars, and civil society, the event will share new insights and highlight solution-driven findings to foster fresh research, informed policy, and impactful practice in 5 domains:
- feminist peace
- peace & climate
- local peace
- peace & emerging technologies
- Europe, peace and security.
The conference is the inaugural event of PEACE (Peace Research Community Europe), a trans-European network that expands and strengthens a network of peace and conflict research centres and researchers from across Europe. It is supported by the COST Association – European Cooperation in Science and Technology, funded by the European Union. The main aim for this network is to improve the understanding of the current challenges to peace and security on the European continent and beyond.
IFSH is one of the founding members of this network. Ursula Schröder and Holger Niemann are the leads of the working group on Europe, peace, and security.
Programme and registration
The conference will be held in the Flemish Parliament in Brussels. More information about the programme and how to register can be found here.
If you are interested in learning more and participating in PEACE Action, please check out this webpage.