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.
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Social Sciences
- Ethnology
- Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy
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):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations the last five years
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Solidaritetsmotivet i bistånd: Covid-19 pandemin i fokus
Translated title of the contribution :Solidarity in international development aid: examples from the Covid-19 pandemic Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global Health: Swedish perspectives on key debates, politics and practice
Irwin, R., 2026, Lund: Nordic Academic Press. 256 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Solidarity in international development aid: Examples from the Covid-19 pandemic
Irwin, R., 2026, In: Socialmedicinsk tidskrift. 103, 1-2, p. 83-93 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ethnographies of global health governance and diplomacy: A practical guide
Irwin, R., 2025, In: Annals of Anthropological Practice. 49, 1, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Experiential learning in the medical humanities
Irwin, R., 2025, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Other
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Tradwives in Sweden and Finland: an ethnographic study
Irwin, R. (PI) & Mirsalehi, T. (Researcher)
2026/01/02 → 2026/12/31
Project: Research
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dīcit: Disinformation, Conspiracy Theories, and Infrastructures of Information
Drazkiewicz, E. (Researcher), Engström, L. (Researcher), Sundin, O. (Researcher), Irwin, R. (Researcher), Jönsson, L.-E. (Researcher), Söderström, K. R. (Researcher), Petersen, M. (Research student), Chan, S. (Research student), Persson, A. (Research student), Petersson McIntyre, M. (Researcher), Hamnell, B. (Researcher), Stoenescu, A. (Researcher), Lundin, S. (Researcher), Hennessey, J. (Researcher), Liu, R. (Researcher), Petersén, M. (Researcher), Högberg, C. (Research student), Herd, K. (Researcher), Uhl, A. (Research student), Hogan, B. (Research student), Petersson McIntyre, M. (Researcher), Gorbach, D. (Researcher) & Hammarlin, M.-M. (Researcher)
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. (Researcher), Drazkiewicz, E. (Supervisor), Irwin, R. (Supervisor) & Sundin, O. (Supervisor)
2023/11/01 → 2027/11/01
Project: Dissertation
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Strategic solidarity: Scandinavian countries' COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy
Irwin, R. (Researcher)
2023/06/01 → 2026/12/31
Project: Research
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Medical humanities research node
Irwin, R. (PI), Nilsson, G. (Researcher), Idvall, M. (Researcher), Hansson, K. (PI), Alftberg, Å. (Researcher), Tunlid, A. (Researcher), Lundin, S. (Researcher), Brenthel, A. (Researcher), Liu, R. (Project coordinator), Liljefors, M. (Researcher), Enevold Duncan, J. (Researcher), Engström, L. (Researcher), Sundin, O. (Researcher), Andersson, C. (Researcher), Högberg, C. (Researcher) & Hennessey, J. (Project coordinator)
2016/01/01 → …
Project: Network
Activities
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How do we ensure access to safe and quality medicines?
Irwin, R. (Role not specified)
2025 Apr 12Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Interview in Lund University Magazine (LUM)
Irwin, R. (Role not specified)
2024Activity: Other › Media participation
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Donor conception in Sweden: laws, policies and current challenges
Irwin, R. (Invited speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Public lecture/debate/seminar