Events
The PACS Institute’s events convene peace researchers, NGO professionals, and policymakers from around the world. Through conferences, UN side-events, and interactive workshops, we foster dialogue, share our latest research, and encourage practical action to advance global peace and human rights.
Conference on Reframing Peace (CPP 2025)
The 38th Annual Conference of Concerned Philosophers for Peace (CPP 2025) will take place October 17–18, 2025, at Texas State University. The PACS Institute will present When Peace Fails Definition: Typologies Under Scientific Scrutiny, a paper addressing the conceptual crisis in peace research. The presentation examines peace through Kuhn’s theory of scientific revolutions and Hibberd’s criteria for definition, arguing for a new paradigm in peace studies.
Workshop on Defining Peace in International Law
The PACS Institute will take part in the workshop “Peace in International Law: Myth, Reality, or Legal Obligation?” at the University of Geneva on 6–7 November 2025. Organized by Dr. Chiara Redaelli, this event will convene legal scholars and practitioners to examine the role of peace in international law. The Institute’s contribution will draw on our research into the ontology of peace, reflecting our commitment to rethinking peace as a fundamental legal and normative principle.
UN Panel Discussion: The Future of Peace
On 24 March 2025, the PACS Institute hosted a panel discussion during the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, examining the challenge of defining “peace” in contemporary international relations. Moderated by Anders Reagan (PACS Institute founder and researcher), the event critically addressed the absence of a clear, comprehensive definition of peace in international peacebuilding and discussed its implications for research, policy, and advocacy.
Academic Conference: Peace Reimagined
In June 2023, the PACS Institute took part in the Ontology of Peace Workshop—an intensive interdisciplinary forum under the International Social Ontology Society. This workshop brought together scholars, practitioners, and policy experts to reassess the conceptual foundations of peace. The PACS Institute presented its paper “Reframing the Ontology of Peace Studies,” which offers a new evidence-based framework for understanding peace not just as the absence of violence, but as a dynamic and sustainable social condition. The session included interactive discussions, peer feedback, and collaborative brainstorming that questioned traditional paradigms and aimed to establish a clearer, more actionable foundation for peacebuilding and human rights advocacy.
Roundtable: New Principles for Politics
On April 7, 2020, the PACS Institute met with the civil society coalition Nya Principer för Politik in Stockholm to discuss new approaches to building sustainable peace. (This roundtable explored innovative ideas in the science of peace.)
Roundtable: Grassroots Peacecraft
On March 12, 2020, the PACS Institute sent a representative to Fayetteville, Arkansas to engage with the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice, and Ecology and to present our latest peace research findings.