Christian Haddad

Christian Haddad serves as Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Vienna, holding dual appointments in the Department of Science and Technology Studies and Department of Sociology. His research bridges science policy, global health governance, and geopolitical studies.

His research focuses on the intersection of security, innovation, and public health crises. Key areas include antimicrobial resistance governance, biosocial state-citizen relations during pandemics, and the geopolitical dimensions of scientific innovation. His work actively contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health security and policy processes.

Haddad's recent publications reveal a strong trajectory in analyzing crisis-driven policy innovation, particularly examining how global health emergencies reshape governance structures. His work spans historical materialist analyses of policy processes and contemporary studies of security-innovation dynamics.

Haddad actively contributes to academic discourse through editorial work, currently serving as Editor for Geopolitics journal. His activities include organizing international conferences on European research infrastructures and presenting on global health security frameworks.

His current research portfolio includes the ALTERBIOTIC project (2025-2030), which investigates alternative biomedical innovation regimes responding to antimicrobial resistance. This €2.4M project exemplifies his focus on reimagining governance structures for global health challenges.