1. Tackling cross-sectoral challenges: The role of research Kristin Ingstad Sandberg from the research initiative Foreign Policy as Part of Global Health Challenges Global Health Diplomacy Network Conference Chatham House, London 28-29 June 2011

2. The research initiative; Who we are U. Gadjah Mada, Indonesia SA Institute of International Affairs Fiocruz, Brazil Harvard U, U. Of Oslo N. Institute of International Affairs Fridtjof Nansen Institute

3. Research Objectives Initiation phase 2011 1.Review and map current academic debate/empirical research. 2.Compare governance gaps/opportunties across sectors. 3.Suggest themes and approaches for further research.

4. ”As the numbers of institutions in a given societal space rises, opportunities for interactions between and among individual arrangements increase exponentially” (Oran Young, The Institutional Dimensions of Environmental Change, 2002)

5. A review of cross-sectoral experiences in international relations Mainstreaming: ”Applying a (…) perspective in all policies and programmes so that, before decisions are taken, an analysis is made of the effects of (…) ” (UN Development Report 1995) Issue-linkage: Multilateral cooperation across different issue areas. (Conconi & Perroni, Journal of International Economics, 2002).

6. Emerging questions What are factors associated with successful mainstreaming and issue-linkage? How are processes in international organizations linked to institutional developments at the national level? What kinds of outcomes do we wish to measure?

7. Thank you! k.i.sandberg@medisin.uio.no