The Initiative on Conflict and Interventions (ICI) advances the Robert Schuman Centre’s research agenda on war and armed conflict. Recognising that violence, war, and international interventions remain critical issues in global politics, this Initiative connects scholarly research on armed conflict and war with discussions on the evolution and effectiveness of key peace and security governance tools.

The ICI examines how global power politics shape these practices and transform local security dynamics and conflict trajectories. As part of the Global Governance Programme, the Initiative seeks to deepen understanding of how visions and practices of peace and war are constructed, maintained, and reinterpreted, as well as how their underlying infrastructures and mechanisms evolve over time.

Potential visiting fellows and applications for Max Weber Fellows and Jean Monnet Fellows are welcome to contact simone.tholens@eui.eu.

Director

Simone Tholens

Part-time Assistant Professor

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

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Team

Miranda Loli

Max Weber Fellow

Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies

Max Weber Fellow

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

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Peter Finkenbusch

Jean Monnet Fellow

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

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Francesco Strazzari

Visiting Fellow

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Ada Sophia Hahn

Research Associate

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

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