Jon Sigurdson

Jon Sigurdson was stationed as cultural attaché in the Swedish Embassy in Beijing for three years, 1964-1967, before serving in the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Industry. After leaving government employment in 1974 he embarked on an academic career which initially included an in-depth study of rural industrialization in China. He was subsequently appointed professor at Lund University and Director of the Research Policy Institute.

He is presently Director of the East Asia Science & Technology and Culture Programme, at the European Institute of Japanese Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics, and until 1999 held the endowed ASTRA Professorship of East Asia Science & Technology and Culture at the Stockholm School of Economics.

As a researcher in science policy he has developed special expertise in technology management at national and company level. He has for the last 35 years been actively involved in Asia Pacific Studies with extensive stays in China, Hong Kong and Japan. His recent research has brought him as visiting professor to Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, and Australia, and on short research visits to most countries in the region.

Publications

Publications in Lund University Libraries.

Contact

Sigurdson can be reached at the following address: Jon.Sigurdson@HHS.SE