Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research
In my research I take an ethnographic approach to analysing health policy, particuarly at a global level.
My main project is on Sweden's role in global health. I have also carried out research on reproductive health policy and on violence against health care in humanitarian crises. My PhD is in social anthropology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Teaching
I am the course convenor for Health, Power and Culture (Hälsa, makt och kultur) and for Society, Risk and Health (Samhälle, risk och hälsa)
I also teach on the course Cultural Perspectives on Health, Lifestyle and Medicine, and teach and supervise students on the Master's of Applied Cultural Analysis.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
UKÄ subject classification
- Social Sciences
- Ethnology
- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy
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Ta upp riskerna med fältarbete på forskarutbildningen
Irwin, R., 2024 Sept 2, Tidningen Curie.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper › Specialist publication article › Popular science
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Covidografi: att undervisa i etnografiska metoder under en pandemi
Irwin, R., 2024, Pedagogiska problem och lösningar i pandemitid: En samling lärarberättelser. Enevold Duncan, J., Klareld, A-S. & Persson, D. (eds.). Lund Studies in Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lunds universitet, Vol. 32. p. 45-54 10 p. (Lund Studies in Arts and Cultural Sciences; vol. 32).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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Politics, law and a lack of sperm: Single women and fertility treatment in the Swedish health system
Irwin, R., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Anthropology & Medicine. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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HIV and access to fertility treatment in the European and Swedish contexts
Gigstad, K., Li, Y., Thaler, J. & Irwin, R., 2023, In: Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 35, 8 p., 100812.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Controlling Bacteria in a Post-antibiotic Era: Popular Ideas about Bacteria, Antibiotics, and the Immune System
Hansson, K. & Irwin, R., 2022, In: Ethnologia Europaea. 52, 2, p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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dīcit: Disinformation, Conspiracy Theories, and Infrastructures of Information
Drazkiewicz, E., Engström, L., Sundin, O., Irwin, R., Jönsson, L., Söderström, K. R., Petersen, M., Chan, S., Persson, A., Petersson McIntyre, M., Hamnell, B., Stoenescu, A., Lundin, S., Hennessey, J., Liu, R., Petersén, M., Högberg, C., Herd, K., Uhl, A., Hogan, B., Petersson McIntyre, M., Gorbach, D. & Hammarlin, M.
2024/05/20 → …
Project: Network
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Truthers and Truth Defenders in Sweden – An Ethnographic Study of Conspiracy Theories and Conflicts over Truths
Petersen, M., Drazkiewicz, E., Hagström, C., Irwin, R. & Sundin, O.
2023/11/01 → 2027/11/01
Project: Dissertation
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Strategic solidarity: Scandinavian countries' COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy
2023/06/01 → 2026/12/31
Project: Research
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The politics of expertise during Covid-19
Davies, S., Howard, C., Kirk, J., Irwin, R., Wenham, C. & Youde, J.
2022/01/01 → 2024/12/31
Project: Research
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Medical humanities research node
Irwin, R., Nilsson, G., Idvall, M., Hansson, K., Alftberg, Å., Tunlid, A., Lundin, S., Brenthel, A., Liu, R., Liljefors, M., Enevold Duncan, J., Engström, L., Sundin, O., Andersson, C. & Högberg, C.
2016/01/01 → …
Project: Network
Activities
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Donor conception in Sweden: laws, policies and current challenges
Rachel Irwin (Invited speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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#5 Uncertainties about Covid-19 in Sweden, Denmark, and beyond
Rachel Irwin (Contributor) & Raquel García-Plaza (Contributor)
2023 Jun 14Activity: Other › Media participation
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Hiv och assisterad befruktning i Europa - policy perspektiv
Rachel Irwin (Role not specified)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Single women, sperm shortages and fertility treatment in Sweden
Rachel Irwin (Role not specified)
2022 Aug 25Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Legal, but not available. Challenges in accessing IVF
Rachel Irwin (Role not specified)
2022 May 2Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation