Research collaboration
We are committed to inclusive, interdisciplinary research that serves scholarship and practice of health diplomacy. Our work is based in the Research Group on Global Health Governance and Diplomacy at the Stockholm School of Economics and Karolinska Institutet and is grounded in close collaboration with partners in the Global South.
Current research priorities
- Politics, power, equity and decolonisation in global health
- Reform and financing of the international system for health
- Regionalisation and South-South Partnerships
- Cross-sectoral collaboration, including climate diplomacy
- Non-state actors, philanthropy and commercial determinants of health
Research network and collaborations
We convene a Stockholm-based research network that brings together researchers and students across institutions and international partners. We currently planning future activities related to research, evidence and analysis in health diplomacy, including collaborative funding proposals and integration with our policy engagements.
The Lancet Series on Diplomacy for Health
A forthcoming Lancet Series exploring the intersection of diplomacy, politics and public health in a changing geopolitical landscape. The Series is co-led by institutions across the world, including the American University of Beirut, Georgetown University, London School of Economics, Institute for Global Health and Development in Guinea Bissau, the National University of Singapore, Karolinska Institutet and Centre for European Policy Studies.
The papers are in final revision, with publication and launch events planned for 2027.
Write your Master’s thesis with us
We welcome Master’s students at Karolinska Institutet and the Stockholm School of Economics who want to write their thesis on global health governance or diplomacy.
Contacts
Research is managed by a team consisting of:
Louise Bengtsson, Head of Research
E-mail: louise.bengtsson@ceps.eu
Filipa Alpeza, Research assistant
E-mail: filipa.alpeza@hhs.se
Sol-Emelie Engvall, Research assistant
E-mail: solemelie.engvall@stud.ki.se