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Since
its foundation as a non-profit scientific society in 1987, AFES-PRESS
has conducted research, conference, publication, editorial and teaching
projects and participated in international an bilateral scientific
cooperation:
- Research
Projects
- Editorial
Projects
- Teaching
Projects
- International
Scientific Cooperation
- Publication
Projects
1. Research Projects
1.1.
Berghof-Foundation on Conflict and
Peace Research
- Destabilising
Strategic Weapons Technologies (1983-87)
- Armament
Dynamics and East-West Conflict in the Nuclear Age (1988-93)
- Arms
Policy after the Global Turn. Looking Ahead to 2020 (2001-2004)
1.2.
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear
Safety
- Environmental
security: Climate Change, Environmental Stress and Conflicts (2001-2002)·
- Crisis
prevention: Use of international environment cooperation for crisis
prevention and disaster reduction (2002-2003)
1.3.
Federal Environmental Agency
1.4.
NATO Sponsored Projects
- NATO
Defence Research Fellowship (1987/1988)
- Workshop
in Vienna (1998)
- Workshop
in Canterbury (2001)
1.5.
Office for Technology Assessment
of the German Parliament
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Research Project: Preventive Arms Control and Military Technology
Impact Assessment
1.6.
World Bank (for the Provention Consortium)
- Talk
and Book chapter for Conference at the World Bank on Safer Cities
[], December 2002
1.7.
European Commission
- Keynote
address at the first GMES Forum in Brussels, July 2002
2.
Editorial Projects
2.1. German-American Editorial
Projects
- Arms
Control Decision Making (with Duncan Clarke, American University:
1 book, 1983)
- Alternative
Conventional Defense Posture for Central Europe (with Robert Kennedy,
Director, George C. Marshall Centre: 3 books, 1990, 1992, 1993)
2.2.
German-Czech Energy and Environment
Project
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UBA Project under leadership of GERTEC (2 books, 1 website)
2.3.
German-Dutch Conference and Editorial
Projects
- Conference
Project in 1991 (1 book, 1992)
- Book
Project in 1994-1996 (1 book, 1997)
2.4.
German-Spanish Conference and Editorial
Projects
Studies in Cooperation with UNISCI (Madrid)
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Workshop: Confidence Building Measures for the Mediterranean (1993,
1 report in 1994, UNISCI edition, AFES-PRESS edition)
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Book: Energy Policy of North Africa (1997)
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Book chapters: Migration from North Africa to Europe (1997)
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Four joined books in the series: Collection Strademed
3. Ongoing Teaching
Projects
3.1.
Free University of Berlin (since 1999)
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Annual seminar 2000: Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: Security
- Rule - Economy - Future
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Annual seminar 2001: Conflicts, Conflict Resolution and Conflict
Prevention in the Mediterranean
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Annual seminar 2002: Environmental Security in the Mediterranean
(in preparation)
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Annual
seminar 2003: Environment and Security in the 21st century
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Annual
seminar 2004: Fatal Outcomes of Global Change: Disasters, Environmental
Refugees, Crises and Environmental Conflicts: A Task for International
Conflict Prevention
4. International
Scientific Cooperation
4.1. IPRA Weapons Technology and Disarmament Study Group
- Chairmanship
of an international research commission
- Publications
4.2.
Pan European Conferences on International Relations
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Co-Chairmanship of a Workshop in Vienna in 1998
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Publication
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Co-Chairmanship of a Workshop in Canterbury in 2001
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Planned Publication
4.3.
STRADEMED Activities
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STRADEMED goals
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AFES-PRESS Activities in STRADEMED
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Co-publication of selected volumes in Collection STRADEMED
5.
Publication Projects
5.1 AFES-PRESS Publishers: non-profit publishing (since 1987)
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Publication of Research Reports on policy relevant security issues
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Publication of MA and Diploma Theses (support for young researchers)
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Publication of IPRA Study Group papers
5.2
AFES-PRESS Virtual Library: under development
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Goals: Facilitate scientific communication across language barriers
in the Mediterranean: English, French, Spanish
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Realisation: Preparation in spring 2002
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Information for publishers, institutions and authors
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