Identity Continuities, Far-Right Acquiescence, and the “New” and the...
Policy Analysis 3 / April 2024 by Erik Isaksson
Erik Isaksson, MA
Ernst Mach Fellow
Erik Isaksson ist Ernst Mach Fellow am oiip, wo er an einem Projekt zu Narrativen von Neutralität in Österreich und Pazifismus in Japan arbeitet. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte sind die Rolle von Narrativen, Diskursen, Identität, Status und „Knowledge Regimes“ in der internationalen Politik, mit besonderen Fokus auf Japan und Ostasien. Er ist auch wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter und Doktorand an der Freien Universität Berlin und Associate Fellow am Swedish Institute of International Affairs. Er hat einen MA-Abschluss in Asian Languages Cultures (Fokus auf Japan) von der Universität Stockholm (2016) und arbeitete 2017-2020 am schwedischen Think Tank Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP).
Vita
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
Publications
- 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
