Signe Svallfors | Karolinska Institutet

About me

Postdoctor in Global Sexual and Reproductive Health within the Global and
Sexual Health research group [1] at the Department of Global Public Health
[2], Karolinska Institute. PhD in Sociological Demography from the Department
of Sociology, Stockholm University.
[1] https://ki.se/en/gph/global-and-sexual-health-glosh
[2] https://ki.se/en/gph/department-of-global-public-health

Research

My research focuses on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)
including family planning, access to health care, gender norms, and
gender-based violence. I am particularly interested in how these matters are
shaped by the social context in which individuals live, primarily in terms of
armed conflict and other crises.
My doctoral dissertation explored the impact of conflict on SRHR in
Colombia. The thesis can be found here [1] and has also been published as
a Development Dissertation Brief [2] by Expertbyrån för Biståndsanalys
(EBA).
[1] https://su.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?aq2=%5B%5B%5D%5D&c=11&af=%5B%5D&searchType=LIST_COMING&sortOrder2=title_sort_asc&language=sv&pid=diva2%3A1597598&aq=%5B%5B%5D%5D&sf=all&aqe=%5B%5D&sortOrder=author_sort_asc&onlyFullText=false&noOfRows=50&dswid=1554
[2] https://eba.se/rapporter/politicizing-womens-health-consequences-of-armed-conflict-for-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-in-colombia/18701/