[3] The think tank for peace research and international relations was founded as an independent foundation under public law by the Hesse state government in 1970.

One of PRIF's most essential tasks involves making the findings of the institute’s basic research on the causes of conflicts and violence useful for the practice of promoting and securing peace.

Other members of the Executive Board are Christopher Daase, Susanne Boetsch, Peter Kreuzer, Sabine Mannitz and Jonas Wolff.

[5] PRIF publishes monographs and anthologies in cooperation with Springer Verlag in the series Studien der Hessischen Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung.

Subject to an external review process, the series features basic research findings from the Institute, contributions to the peace and security discourse, and working papers and publications prepared for PRIF’s scholarly conferences.

The PRIF Working Papers are published online on an ad hoc basis and are intended to provide insight into current basic research and stimulate scholarly exchange.

With the competition, PRIF aims to strengthen political education on peace and conflict research topics at schools in Hesse.