TRANSFORM e.V. – The Interdisciplinary Centre for Conflict Analysis, Political Development and World Society Research

TRANSFORM is a non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation established in 2007. The organisation is committed to promoting political, economic and social development, inter-cultural tolerance and understanding, and the values of scientific rigour and ideological neutrality in general and in dealing with conflict, in particular.

The organisation focuses its work on areas which suffer from protracted violent conflict, most notably the Middle East as well as on conflict prevention and transformation in Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

TRANSFORM is guided by the idea that reliable information on the origins, evolution and consequences of political, economic, and cultural conflicts must replace polemical dispute.

TRANSFORM carries out scientific research programmes in order to identify problems and to test the viability of proposed solutions. Alone or in collaboration with other like-minded partners the organisation also designs, implements and evaluates projects and programmes focussing on conflict engagement and constructive community and organisation development worldwide. Furthermore TRANSFORM organises conferences, seminars, trainings and workshops aimed at enhancing dialogue, civic awareness and the exchange of knowledge.

In its own structure and all of its work, TRANSFORM strives towards gender and youth mainstreaming.