Louise Bengtson is a senior analyst in The Programme for Global Politics and Security (GPS)
Louise's research concerns EU:s health policy and its role in global health, in relation to perspectives like security policy and sustainable development. As a researcher at the programme for global politics and security, Louise is focused on the intersection between diplomacy, politics, and public health in a changing global context.
Louise defended her dissertation in international relations at Stockholm University in 2019. She has also been a guest researcher at the University of Copenhagen, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and the ECDC.
Publications
Bengtsson, L. 2024. Från pandemihantering till hälsounion – tillbakablick och framtidsspaningar. Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies. June 2024.
Bengtsson, L. et al., 2024. Leda, förhandla och påverka: Erfarenheter från Sveriges ordförandeskap i EU 2023. Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies. September 2024.
Bengtsson, L. and Lewander, J., 2023. Sweden’s 2023 Presidency: A low-key presidency that underpromised and overdelivered. European Policy Institutes Network. August 2023.
Bengtsson, L. Hälsosäkerhet inom EU: tjänstemän som avsäkerhetiserande aktörer. Migration, kontroll och säkerhet i en europeisk kontext (2023:5). Stockholm: DELMI. April 2023.
Bengtsson, L. and Lewander, J., 2022. The Next Presidency of the Council of the EU: what to expect when Sweden takes over. Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies. November 2022.
Bengtsson, L. 2022. The new EU global health strategy: reflections on context and content. Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies. August 2022.
Bengtsson, L., 2022. ”COVID-19 and the EU’s Ability to Manage and Prevent Health Crises”, i Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, A. et al. (red.) Routes to a Resilient European Union. Palgrave Macmillan, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93165-0_5
Bengtsson, L., 2021. ”COVID-19 och EU:s förmåga att förebygga och hantera hälsokriser”, i Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, A. et al. (red.) Vägar till ett uthålligt EU. Europaperspektiv 2021. Stockholm: Santérus Förlag.
Areas of Expertise
Global health, EU health policy, health crisis management, EU institutions and policy making, health security, and sustainable development