Our library houses a substantial collection of literature on the theory and practice of conflict research and international politics. This collection continuously expands, with new acquisitions of standard works in the field of peace and conflict studies, as well as specialist literature for the research centre’s on-going projects.

Our library comprises more than 15,000 documents including anthologies, monographs, journals and unpublished research material, which can be browsed by subject using a thesaurus system. The electronic catalogue can only be viewed in-house.

The library is open to the public. Prior notification by telephone or email is required. Two work stations equipped with computers (with internet access), wireless LAN access for laptops and a photocopier (5 cents per copy) are available for visitors.

Contact

Claus-Dieter Wild
email
Telephone: 030-844154-20

Recommended Reading and Links

• “100 Resource Books for Conflict Transformation” — The Librarian’s Pick: Essentials for Practitioners
• The library of the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt — One of Germany’s largest resource libraries for peace and conflict studies.
• IREON – Gateway for International Relations and Area Studies Online — This online portal is run by the Fachinformationsverbund Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (FIV), an association of academic libraries and documentation centres funded by the German Federal Government, and managed by the “Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik” (German Institute for International and Security Affairs):http://www.swp-berlin.org/ in Berlin.
• Einiras Database Network — The Einiras Database Network (EDN) covers journal articles since 1990 and offers a meta-search of article references listed by WAO (World Affairs Online). It also includes six other European databases collaborating with the European Information Network on International Relations and Area Studies (EINIRAS).
• IBLK-Metakatalog — This meta-search interface offers a simultaneous search of the IBLK/WAO database and German library union catalogues, as well as the IBLK-Gesamtkatalog. Description in German (updated monthly).
• Beyond Intractability.org
• Social Science Research Network — The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences. Each of SSRN’s networks encourages the early distribution of research results by publishing submitted abstracts and by soliciting abstracts of top quality research papers around the world.

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