Adrienne Sörbom

Adrienne Sörbom's research examines political globalization. The fundamental question concerns how global politics is possible? In recent years, Sörbom has primarily studied global politics within the framework of the VR-funded research projects 'Improving the State of the World: World Economic Forum and the politics of economy' and 'Global Policy Brokers: Transnational Think Tanks'.

During the years 2023 to 2026, Sörbom will continue studies of globalizing politics, but with a focus on climate change policies. What role do organizations such as think tanks, foundations, academies and civil society organizations play in shaping global climate policy? The studies are carried out within the framework of the VR-funded project 'Global Climate Change Governance and Private Diplomacy: The Case of Transnational Think Tanks' and the Formas-funded project 'Climate Policy and Non-State Diplomacy: Nordic Think Tanks'.

Sörbom has previously also studied global politics within the social democratic labor movement as well as the global justice movement. She has also studied the future industry, and the production of scenarios, forecasting and other techniques. Environmental sociology, youth policy, perceptions of politics and new forms of political action are other interests.