A short text on the Origin and Objectives of the Munich Peace Meeting can be found here:
Origin of the Munich Peace Meeting (1 page)
An English version of the text is also available.
Click this link to view the English version of the text (1 page).
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On MSC weekend in Munich you can at many events of the peace movement participate:
For reading, there is again our current MSKv-project newspaper (also in English)
We will continue our activities to change the conference at the MSC 2025 on site:
Press release: Rethinking MSKv and security for the MSC 2025
Around the Munich Security Conference 2025 Read More »
Since 2015, we have been proposing Side Events as a space for reflection and learning for the international participants of the MSC from diplomacy, politics, business, military, institutions and think tanks, as well as civil society. Our cooperation partners have been, and are, notably: forumZFD, APTE
Our topics challenge the narrow security concept of the MSC, which is based on (militarized) violence and political (superior) power. With their expertise and testimony from successful practices of active non-violence, especially from the Global South, the invited actors demonstrate how a resilient society can be built even from complex (historical) situations of violence, one that renounces violence. Based on the logic of peace, our Side Events show concrete ways to transform conflicts and tensions into greater social cohesion and mechanisms of “human security.” Our Side Events demand engagement with any legitimately justified logic of war.
2016: How can the Syrian war be ended? Civil society between the fronts, Cooperation partner: forumZFD
2017: “Nonviolent Peaceforce“, Cooperation partner: forumZFD
2020: “Living Peace: Religion and Security. The Practice of the Interreligious Platform in the Central African Republic.” Report on the Side Event here
2023: “Peace is Public – Human Security Beyond State and Military Doctrine: Interactive Learning of Successful Practice in Africa”, Humanity First Network: Rethinking Security.
2025: “Towards a Century of Tolerance”
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On the initiative of the project group ‘Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz verändern’ e.V. and with the participation of the Munich Security Conference team, a Munich Peace Meeting has been held annually since 2019 as a non-public expert discussion.
The Munich Peace Meeting (MPM) has developed into an important event where
– peace research, peace work, the peace movement, and the MSC connect,
– an in-depth expert exchange on aspects of security and peace policy takes place,
– concrete suggestions for the upcoming MSC each February regarding topics, guests, and formats can emerge.
For the fifth Munich Peace Meeting, representatives of the “peace community,” the MSC, and others met on November 10, 2023, at the Catholic Academy in Munich-Schwabing for an exchange in a “space of shared reflection.” After being held three times in video format, we were able to meet in person again, allowing for a more open space for encounter. We thereby built upon the original idea of a spontaneous exchange of creative ideas. The MPM 2023, regardless of its direct impact on the upcoming MSC, was intended to have inherent value as a shared space for reflection and foresight by experts with diverse positions and to make a small contribution to building trust within society. In the afternoon, impulses for the next MSC were developed in small groups.
Moderation:
Dipl.-Psych., Dipl.-Theol. Martin Pröstler, Psychological Psychotherapist, Group Analyst, OrgWerk, Munich Dr., Dipl.-Psych. Vera Kattermann, Psychological Psychotherapist, Group Analyst, Berlin
The Munich Peace Meeting 2023 was supported by:
Department of Arts and Culture – State Capital Munich
Köhler Foundation
Katholischer Fonds
The MSC provided the venue and catering.
A short report on the Munich Peace Meeting 2023 by Anja Ufermann can be found here:
Project Newspaper No. 19 – Page 2 bottom
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“Whether it still makes sense to discuss the FGA of 2023 (pessimistic title “Still no peace in sight”) at the next MSC seems questionable, because the basic tenor of the report is essentially similar to the official security policy of the government.” Quote: Erwin Schelbert (founding member MSKv)
Link: Denkmail No. 39 Website
07/06/2023: Denkmail No. 39 on the subject of the Peace Report 2023 Read More »
Following the departure of Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, MSKv had the opportunity on 2022-03-10 to meet Ambassador Christoph Heusgen during one of his first visits to Munich in his new role as head of the Munich Security Conference (MSC). A short report by Alessia Neuner about this meeting can be found in our Project Newspaper No. 18, page 3.
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In our current project magazine, we report on the work of our association. Additionally, this time we shed light on Russia’s war in Ukraine and the opportunities for peace in Europe from various perspectives.
Our authors: Ralf Becker, Andrea Behm, Hubert Heindl, Houngbedji Gbeognin Mickael, Thomas Mohr, Alessia Neuner, Clemens Ronnefeldt, Erwin Schelbert, Mechthild Schreiber, Anja Ufermann, and Theodor Ziegler.
Project Magazine No. 18 – 2023
2023-02-17: Project Magazine No. 18 on the Munich Security Conference Read More »
Our project group has been actively involved for many years in the supporting committee of the Munich Peace Conference. The Munich Peace Conference has taken place annually since 2003 on the weekend of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) and is an information and educational event on peace policy topics, positioning itself as a substantive alternative to the MSC. A key objective of the Peace Conference is to initiate thought processes that foster a culture of peace.
The next Munich Peace Conference will take place from February 16-18, 2024.
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What can the Munich Security Conference contribute?”
The 4th MPM took place online on Friday, October 7, 2022, from 9:15 AM to 5:00 PM.
At the initiative of the project group “MSK verändern” e.V. (Munich Security Conference Change e.V.), renowned organizations and individuals with expertise in peace (peace science, peace work, peace movement) once again gathered for a non-public meeting for thematic exchange and networking. The organizers of the Munich Security Conference were also represented by high-ranking officials.
Our keynote speakers this time were:
Dr. Angela Moré, Professor of Social Psychology, Leibniz University Hannover
Dr. Boniface Mabanza Bambu, Coordinator of the Ecumenical Church Office for Southern Africa at Werkstatt Ökonomie/Heidelberg
Dr. Wolfgang Kessler, economist and social scientist, and author
Victoria Scheyer, research associate at the Leibniz Institute Hessian Foundation for Peace and Conflict Research
Christoph Bongard, Head of “Communication & Policy” at Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst
Prof. Dr. Thomas Heberer, Senior Professor for Politics and Society of China
Gbeognin Mickael Houngbedji, PhD candidate at the “Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies” at the University of Bayreuth
Dr. Lars Pohlmeier, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Physicians for Social Responsibility (IPPNW)
Moderation:
Martin Pröstler and Katja Hennecke, OrgWerk Munich
This year, the event was again supported by the Department of Arts and Culture of the City of Munich and the Catholic Fund.
2022-10-07: 4th Munich Peace Meeting Read More »
The 3rd Munich Peace Meeting – organized by our project group MSKv in cooperation with the MSC – took place online on Tuesday, November 16, 2021.
Around forty experts from peace science, peace work, and the peace movement met to exchange ideas and make recommendations to the Munich Security Conference on the topic of “Trust made in Germany – Building Trust in Times of Great Uncertainty.”
This year’s event was also supported by the Department of Arts and Culture of the City of Munich and the Catholic Fund.
Important discussion points from the plenary sessions and workshops were captured by Natalia Solodovnikova in visual protocols.
Reports on the MPM 2021:
Project Newspaper No. 17 – page 2 and page 3
Prof. Christoph Daase (HSFK): Video by Prof. Daase on the event topic
Dr. Anna Kreikemeyer (IFSH): Short report by Dr. Kreikemeyer on the MPM 2021
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