40 years #peaceCentre - 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987

1983 Opening of ÖIF in Rittersaal of Schlaining Castle Amendment of the statutes - Schlaining as the seat of the association & exclusive seat of the association‘s activities 1984 1st Summer Academy (SAK) Gerald Mader Schlainig Castle Haus International 1985 Founder of the ASPR Conference Center Student dormitoryDeclaration of the Committee of Persons Dr. [...] Negotiations with the Province of Burgenland resulted in the Hotel Burg Schlaining being incorporated into other existing structures in the region in 2019 and the administration of the castle being Preparatory conference of the UNESCO Commission transferred from the ASPR to the cultural management of Burgenland. [...] since 2021 7 Days for Peace The Burgenland Peace Education Symposium A wide range of expertise and practical methods, including on-site and online workshops Due to the longstanding peace work of the ASPR at the Castle of Schlaining, Sadako’s Family donated one of Sadako‘s original paper cranes in 2009 to the Peace Town of Schlaining. [...] 31 CONTENTS AND INSIGHTS INTO OUR WORK AT THE ASPR 40 years Conflict Resolution #peaceCentre The Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution was established in 1982, in the context of the Cold War, and located in the medieval castle of Stadtschlaining, just twelve kilometres from the Iron Curtain. [...] Over the course of the past four decades, the ASPR has been a meeting place where differences and conflicts can be constructively addressed – whether in the context of the Cold War in the 1980s, amid the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s, protracted conflicts in the 2018 - 2019 Georgia - Abkhazia Track 1½ (ASPR & HKI) South Caucasus, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, as well as for conflicts further a.