KINACENTRUM - Key Persons
Alexis has a Master's degree in Chinese from Stockholm University and have studied political science at the Swedish Defence University. He has a background as a translator from Chinese and lived in China for eight years. At NKK, Alexis' areas of expertise include China's foreign policy (including Taiwan) as well as issues of security and influence.
Björn has a PhD in Political Science from Stockholm University and a master's degree in International Relations from Malmö University. He has been a visiting fellow at National Chengchi University, National Taiwan University, National Chengkung University and Harvard University. From 2016 to 2020, Björn was the head of the Asia Programme at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs.
Erik has a PhD in Sinology from Uppsala University. In his dissertation he focused on the relationship between temporality and politics in contemporary Chinese science fiction. He has a double master's degree in Chinese Studies from Stockholm University and Zhejiang University and a double bachelor's degree in Chinese Studies and English Literature and Linguistics from Stockholm University. He has lived a total of six years in China where he has worked as a translator and interned at the Swedish Embassy in Beijing.
Job Titles:
- Coordinator
- Centre Coordinator
Erik Mollestam has a bachelor's degree in Development Studies with a major in economic history from Lund University and a master's degree in Russian and Eurasian Studies from Uppsala University. Before joining UI, he has been an intern at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Erik is also Programme Manager at the Asia Programme at UI.
Job Titles:
- Analyst ( on Parental Leave )
Erika has spent more than seven years in China and has worked at the Swedish Embassy in Beijing and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China. She has a bachelor's degree in Politics and Economics from Lund University and has also studied at Beijing Language and Culture University and Yunnan Normal University.
Esther has a bachelor's degree in Politics and International Relations with a focus on China from SOAS University of London. During her studies, she focused mainly on China's foreign policy and the geopolitical implications of new technologies. Esther has previously been an intern on the Asia program at the European Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin.
Frida has two master's degrees from Uppsala University: one in Political Science and the other in Chinese. She has previously worked as a Junior Research Fellow at the Institute for Security and Development Policy in Stockholm. During her studies, Frida focused mainly on China's foreign policy and the Chinese media. She has also interned at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department for Asia and the Pacific Region.
Gustav works part-time as an analyst at the Swedish National China Centre and part-time as a lecturer in political science at Mälardalen University. In his research, Gustav so far has focused on Chinese politics, labour market issues and democracy issues. In 2019, he defended his dissertation on democratic diffusion in China at Åbo Akademi University in Finland. Gustav has also worked as a Chinese-speaking consultant for several Swedish trade unions.
Hanna has a Master of Laws and a master's degree in commercial law from Umeå University. She has serviced as a law clerk at the Administrative Court in Stockholm. Hanna has studied Chinese language at Zhejiang University, worked at the migration team of the Embassy of Sweden in Beijing and been an intern at the promotional section of the Swedish Consulate-General in Shanghai.
Hillevi has a master's degree in China and Globalisation from King's College London. She has also studied Chinese at Stockholm University and Fudan Unive rsity.
Job Titles:
- Senior Research Fellow
- Professor of Political Science at the Swedish Defence University
Linus Hagström is Professor of Political Science at the Swedish Defence University and was previously East Asia Programme Director at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. He is an editorial board member of several journals, including Pacific Affairs, Journal of Peace and War Studies, and Bristol University Press' East Asian International Relations series. Hagström's research focuses on identity, power, and international security with an emphasis on East Asian international politics.
At the Swedish National China Centre, Hagström works within the project "ReConnect China".
Markus has bachelor's degrees in Economics and Development Studies from Uppsala University, where he has also taken courses in the Chinese language. He is currently enrolled in Uppsala University's Master's Program in Political Science. Markus previously interned at the Stockholm China Center at the Institute of Security and Development Policy (ISDP).
Job Titles:
- Acting Deputy Centre Director
Miriam has previously worked at the Division for Internationalisation at Uppsala University, focusing on collaboration with Asian universities. From 2014 to 2018, Miriam worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Sweden's embassies in Beijing and Tokyo. She has a bach elor's degree in Chinese from Lund University and a master's degree in International Relations from Sciences Po and Fudan University.
Märit is a PhD student at the Swedish National Defense University's Department of Political Science, where she researches Chinese narratives.
Märit has a Master's degree in Political Science with a focus on security studies from the Swedish Defence University. She has a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and Social Anthropology from University of St Andrews, has studied Chinese at Beijing Normal University, and interned with the Department for Asia, Oceania and Latin America at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. She previously worked as an analyst at the Swedish National China Centre
Patrik has a PhD from Aalborg University. His thesis examined how China's foreign policy priorities and demand for different minerals and raw materials shape the decisions and approaches of Chinese mining companies in the Arctic. Patrik has previously worked at the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS). He also holds a master's degree in Asian studies from Lund University, a master's degree in ancient Chinese literature from Beijing Normal University and a bachelor's degree in Chinese from Sichuan University.
Job Titles:
- Analyst
- Stockholm University Associate Professor
Perry Johansson is a Stockholm University associate professor and doctor of philosophy. His research has mainly dealt with China's actual and imaginary relations with the West. Still at the intersection between culture, politics, and psychology he is now finishing two major projects on communist influence campaigns against Sweden during the Cold War. Johansson has worked at some of the world's leading universities and lived for a total of fifteen years in East Asia, mainly in Hong Kong.
Viking Bohman is pursuing a PhD degree at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He researches the practice of economic statecraft -- the use of economic measures to achieve foreign policy objectives -- with a special focus on Chinese foreign policy.
Viking has worked at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm, at the Swedish Embassy in Beijing, and on the Swedish Institute of International Affairs' Asia Programme. He completed the Diplomatic Training Programme of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 2021. Viking has a double master's degree in International Affairs from the London School of Economics (LSE) and Peking University.