The Global Health and Social Policy research community in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Tampere University focuses on the intersection between health and social policies. Our research focuses on the following themes:
Health in all policies and social determinants of health
- Role of social protection for health and wellbeing
- Strategic research for Health in All Policies
- Planetary health and common health and environmental concerns
- EU policies and health
- Gender and global health
- Peace, violence, and health
Globalization and political economy of health
- Platform economies. Uberisation influencing working conditions: Rights, regulation and redistribution in Helsinki, St Petersburg and London
- Emergent Un/Sustainabilities of Care: The Global Political Economy of the Adult Incontinence Pad
- Trade and policy space for health
Health systems and public policies
- Global politics of populism, health, and gender
- Innovative approaches in strengthening health systems
- Medicines in Health Systems and Social Policy (MHSSP)
- Migration and health systems
- Sustainable health systems financing and politics of reform
Join us! We encourage interested students and scientists to develop research proposals suitable for PhD or post-doctoral training.