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Institute for Economics and Peace

Acronym: IEP

General Information

Identification Code: 894362035795-77
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Entity Form: Non-profit NGO
Registration Category: Think tanks and research institutions
Registration Date: 9/12/2019
Last Update: 3/20/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank dedicated to promoting a better understanding of the social and economic factors that develop a more peaceful society. IEP achieves its goals by developing new conceptual frameworks to define peace; providing metrics for measuring peace; and, uncovering the relationship between peace, business and prosperity. IEP was established in 2008 in order to study the relationship between business, peace, and economic development and to provide tools for understanding and analysing the value of peace. IEP grew out of a key finding of the Global Peace Index (first published in 2007) – that there is a significant relationship between peacefulness and national wealth. Peace is the focus of IEP’s research because it is an essential prerequisite to foster the economic, political, social, and cultural institutions which enable human potential to flourish. Without peace we cannot collectiv (...)
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Borders and security
  • Climate action
  • Digital economy and society
  • Education and training
  • European neighbourhood policy
  • External relations
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
  • Humanitarian aid and civil protection
  • International co-operation and development
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Research and innovation
Levels of Interest:
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: The Institute for Economics and Peace is working closely with multiple stakeholders in Brussels including EU institutions, NATO, OSCE, NGOs and thinktanks. Within the EU, the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) has been closely following developments in EU policies related to cyberspace, development, international aid, and security areas related to terrorism, peace, CVE, etc. In particular, IEP has recently been interested in the following initiatives: - Countering illegal hate speech online - Countering online disinformation - CSDP developments - European Neighbourhood Policy - New EU strategy on Central Asia - External aid programmes: Turkish Cypriot / EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa - External evaluations of EU's support to conflict prevention and peace-building These are the topics of interests analyzed and featured in the open source research IEP is providing as a public good through complex multi indicator indices such as the Global Peace Index, the Positive Peace Index, the Global Terrorism Index, the Ecological Threat Report. IEP Brussels, IEP's representation interacting with the EU institutions is only interested in informing a larger audience, academics and policy makers and decision makers about our research.
Communication Activities: The Institute for Economics and Peace plans to host a series of events in the upcoming calendar year in Brussels related to our Global Peace Index, Global Terrorism Index and Ecological Threat Register. In addition to this, we publish articles in various international media outlets. Our connection with the EU institutions is based on this exchange of information and only aims at participating in conferences, presentations, info sessions and debates
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Unofficial groupings

Head Office

Address: Level 4, Forum West Building205 Pacific Highway
Post Code: 2065 NSW
City: St Leonards
Country: AUSTRALIA
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EU Office

Address: Hive 5 – Cours Saint Michel 30b
Post Code: 1040
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Complementary Information: The IEP budget is run in Australia at the head office. The IEP Europe activities are run under the umbrella of the Stichting Institute for Economics and Peace registered in the Netherlands.

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 2
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.20000000298023224
Info Members: The IEP Brussels office holds 3 FTEs. A director, a deputy director and a program manager. Only the director and the program manager engage with EU institutions. The program manager would do the admin and logistics for the event and the director would do the info sharing and presentations, speaking slots

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: IEP is an independent thin tank, not for profit and apolitical. We are not member of nay corporation lobby group, association or confederation. Absolutely independent.IEP is headquartered in Sydney Australia with offices throughout the World. It is registered in the EU in the Netherlands and also represented in Brussels through their Brussels office interacting with the EU institutions.
Organisation Members: IEP is an independent thin tank, not for profit and apolitical. We are not member of nay corporation lobby group, association or confederation. Absolutely independent. IEP is headquartered in Sydney Australia with offices throughout the World. It is registered in the EU in the Netherlands and also represented in Brussels through their Brussels office interacting with the EU institutions.