The International Consortium for Research on Violence (ICRoV) has been founded 11 Dec 2013 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. ICRoV is an association of academic institutions and scholars from various disciplines and countries. ICRoV-members are committed to the search for ‘Human Security’ and ways out of violence.

(ICRoV's inaugural meeting in Erbil, 11 Dec 2013. From left to right: Prof. Dr. Dr. Sefik Alp Bahadir,Birgit Svensson, Prof. Dr. Christoph Herzog, Prof. Dr. Fredy Cante, Dr. Daniel Heilmann, Prof. Dr. Feisal al-Istrabadi, Dr. Hartmut Quehl, Prof. Dr. Fareed al-Jaseem, Dr. Magnus Treiber, Dr. Kathrin Scherr, Nazar Jameel Abdulazeez)