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Education

• PhD, Japanese Studies, Graduate School of East Asian Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, 2020-
• MA, Asian Languages and Cultures, Stockholm University, Sweden, 2016
• BA, Japanese Studies, Stockholm University, Sweden, 2014

Professional positions

• Ernst Mach Praedoc Fellow, Austrian Institute for International Affairs, Austria, 2023-
• Researcher, Institute of Japanese Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, 2022-
• Associate Fellow, Asia Program, Swedish Institute for International Affairs, Sweden, 2020-
• Visiting PhD Student, European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden, 2020-
• Research Coordinator / Outreach Coordinator / Junior Research Fellow – Institute for Security and Development Policy, Sweden, 2017-2020

• Isaksson, E. (2023). Japan’s New NSS: Zeitenwende or Time-Tested Tradition? H-Diplo|RJISSF Commentary Series (February). Available at: https://issforum.org/ISSF/PDF/RJISSF-Commentary-I-4.pdf
• Isaksson, E. (2022). ‘Sweden-Japan Relations: From economic partners to geopolitical allies?’ in Brinza, A., and Lungo, A. (eds.) Developing the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership: An analysis of European Union Member states' relations with Japan. Bucharest: Research Institute for the Study of the Asia-Pacific (RISAP), pp. 574-603. Available at: https://risap.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Developing-the-EU-Japan-Strategic-Partnership.pdf
• Isaksson, E. (2022) Grand Strategy or Grand Identity? Narratives of “Universal Values” and Autonomy in Japanese Foreign Policy. Quaderni di Scienze Politiche 21/2022, pp. 95-113. Available at: https://www.qdsp.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/QDSP_21-2022-Grand-Strategy-or-Grand-Identity-Erik-Isaksson.pdf
• Isaksson, E. (2022). Longtime Democrat, Future Leader: The Particular Logic of Japan’s Values Discourse. UI Brief, no 2. 2022. Available at: https://www.ui.se/globalassets/ui.se-eng/publications/ui-publications/2022/ui-brief-no.-2-2022.pdf
• Hagström, L. and Isaksson, E. (2019) Pacifist Identity, Civics Textbooks, and the Opposition to Japan’s Security Legislation. The Journal of Japanese Studies, 45(1), pp. 31-55. Available at: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/717648