Welcome to TraCe

The Research Center “Transformations of Political Violence” (TraCe) is an inter­disciplinary research network of five Hessian research Institutions: PRIF – Peace Research In­stitute Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Philipps University Marburg and Technical University of Darmstadt.

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Logo der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

Logo der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

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Funded by the Federal Minis­try of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), more than for­ty scientists conduct multi-perspective research on the trans­formations of political vio­lence since April 2022.

Satellite Data for Understanding and Monitoring Armed Conflict

First session of the Frankfurt TraCe Lecture Series Part 2 with Valerie Sticher from ETH Zurich   read more

Soft Resistance – How Art Opposes Colonial Legacies

Screening zweier Videoarbeiten mit anschließendem Gespräch begleitend zur internationalen Gruppenausstellung „Play and Pleasure“ in Heidelberg  read more

The five participating institutions in Hesse

University of Marburg
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Goethe Universität Frankfurt
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen

Peacebuilding in Difficult Times

Early Career Researchers’ Conference of the German-Colombian Peace Institute (CAPAZ) with support from TraCe  read more

Impulses and Challenges for Knowledge Transfer

Final workshop of the BZeFK research network in Augsburg examines transfer  read more

Rethinking Urban Violence

Interdisciplinary workshop at TU Darmstadt explores dimensions of urban violence   read more

Postcards from Khartoum

Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann co-curated an exhibition as part of the Reeperbahn Festival  read more