Since 2012, IPU Berlin has been a member of the international study and research network "Social Trauma", which it co-founded together with partner universities from the Balkan region and neighboring countries. The network aims to shed light on the complex topic of social trauma from a transregional and interdisciplinary perspective. In addition to a series of joint research projects and publications on the subject, the network has also been offering the elective course "Social Trauma" (CST) for Master's students since 2013. Until 2022, the elective course was offered as an international summer school; since 2022, it has been offered as a regular elective course exclusively for IPU students.

Below you will find information on the various stages of the research network, as well as on summer schools, conferences, and publications by the network partners.