Professor Dr. Susanna Erlandsson

Biography

Susanna Erlandsson is a researcher at Uppsala University specializing in the study of past international relations with a particular focus on conceptual frameworks. She completed her Master's degree in Modern History at the University of Amsterdam in 1998 and obtained a PhD in History from Uppsala University in 2015. Her dissertation examined Dutch and Swedish security ideas and strategies from 1942 to 1948, earning her the Westin Prize for outstanding academic work. Since then, she has contributed to various aspects of diplomatic history, including gender dynamics in diplomatic culture. Erlandsson has held postdoctoral positions financed by the Swedish Research Council, allowing her to engage with international research communities, including a stay at the University of Amsterdam and a fellowship at the London School of Economics. In 2022, she published a book that stems from her project on the significance of gendered patterns in the daily lives of diplomats in the mid-twentieth century and is currently leading a project examining the roles of domestic staff in diplomatic relations from an intersectional perspective. Throughout her career, she has been active in editorial roles, currently serving as the editor-in-chief of Historisk tidskrift, Sweden's leading scientific journal in history.

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