The Peace Research Center Prague (PRCP) is an interdisciplinary Center of Excellence based at Charles University.

The common analytical and normative focus of  Peace Research Center Prague (PRCP) is on the prevention, management, and transformation of conflicts in world politics.

Our Mission is to:

 

  1. Advance theoretical and empirical knowledge in peace and conflict studies

  2. Build a permanent platform for collaborative interdisciplinary research

  3. Provide an opportunity for talented junior scholars to develop their academic careers

The interdisciplinary approach of the Peace Research Center Prague (PRCP) builds on the long tradition of continental peace and conflict research practiced by European institutions such as the Peace Research Institute Oslo, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, and Stockholm. In line with this tradition, our team draws on insights from political science, international relations, area studies, security studies, international law, international political economy, political sociology, and social psychology.

OUR TEAM

Our team builds on the close cooperation among Charles University’s Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Law, and Faculty of Arts.

  • The Faculty of Social Sciences is the principal investigative body, with a broad pool of senior researchers, junior researchers, and Ph.D. students with expertise in international relations, area studies, security studies, political science, international political economy, social psychology, and strategic communication.

  • The Faculty of Law provides unique expertise on international law and European law and their application in world politics.

  • The Faculty of Arts contributes expertise in comparative political science and political sociology, with a particular focus on the Middle East and North Africa region.