Caroline Säfström
Born: 1982
Citizenship: Sweden
Position at SIPRI:
Research Assistant
Subject expertise: International security; crisis management and international cooperation; humanitarian aid.
Regional expertise: Sweden, global
Languages: Swedish, English
Education: Masters Degree in Political Science: Crisis Management and International Cooperation, Uppsala University, Department of Government, Swedish National Defence College. Bachelor in International Relations, Department of Economic History, Stockholm University
Contact: Email Phone +46 8 655 97 61
Caroline Säfström joined SIPRI for the first time in 2009 when she assisted the communications department. She currently works as the Research Assistant for the Global Health and Security Programme. Before that she worked as the Outreach and Communications Manager for the Countering Illicit Trafficking – Mechanism Assessment Projects. She holds a Masters Degree in Political Science from Uppsala University/Swedish National Defence College and a Bachelor in International Relations. Caroline has priviously worked with humanitarian and human rights issues for the Swedish Red Cross and events officer for the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK in London. Caroline has lived more than six years in London.
Current activities
- Research Assistant, Global Health and Security Programme
Former positions
- Outreach and Communications Manager for the Countering Illicit Trafficking – Mechanism Assessment Projects
- Assistant to the Communications Director, SIPRI
- Intern at the Department of International Humanitarian Law and Refugees, Swedish Red Cross
- Special Project Manager at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK, London
Recent publications
- Irwin, R., Säfstrom, C. and Clevestig, P. 'Säkra vems hälsa för vem? Problematisiering av nexuset hälsa och säkerhet' Internasjonal Politikk. Vol. 70(2012) No.2, pp. 236-244.
