Rochusplatz 1
A- 7461 Stadtschlaining
Austria
- Democracy and community development
- Human rights
- Media
- Research
- Youth and education
The ASPR aims at contributing to the promotion of peace and peaceful conflict resolution and to the dissemination of practical ideas for peace, including its developmental and environmental aspects.
The ASPR conducts and evaluates research, engages in training and education and conducts scientific courses. It also publishes several periodicals (Dialog, Friedensforum, Friedensbericht). Several major conferences are organised each year, including a “Sommerakademie” and an annual international meeting of peace researchers on “The State of Peace”. The ASPR was the founder of the European University Centre for Peace Studies (EPU) and established a European Peace Museum in Schlaining Castle in the year 2001. Since 1992, the ASPR has become active in preparing civilian experts for crisis management activities in field missions of the UN, the OSCE, the EU and of non –governmental organisations.