AK Armament and Arms Control

On the one hand, the working group aims to increase or pool research capacities in Germany. To this end, the working group uses its mentoring system to network experienced academics and academics in the qualification phase, actively tries to promote the anchoring of the topic in university curricula and serves as an exchange and cooperation platform for joint research. In terms of content, the working group is interested in researching arms dynamics and disarmament as holistic processes, i.e. analysing both systemic, structural developments (conditions of arms control and disarmament; geopolitical developments) and the actors supporting these processes (states, civil society, international organisations, regimes). Theory-led research is closely linked to practice and is explicitly designed to have an impact on political practice. The transfer of knowledge encompasses various areas, i.e. policy advice, media, but also implementation in disarmament education and teaching. In addition, the working group serves to network researchers and actors from civil society, the media and politics.