Dr Björn Hagelin
Born: 1947
Citizenship: Sweden
Position at SIPRI: Senior researcher
Subject expertise: security science and technology; international arms transfers; Sweden's and European security and defence policies and defence industry cooperation.
Regional expertise: Sweden, USA, Europe
Languages:
Swedish, English
Education:
PhD in Peace & Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Contact: Email Phone: +46 8 655 97 76
Dr Björn Hagelin began his academic studies in political science/international politics at Stockholm University. Dr Hagelin, during the 1970s, became aware of and interested in Sweden's economic difficulties for realizing its independent defence acquisition policy and more and more deliberate changes towards international cooperation and permissive arms exports. This became a long research interest that was complemented by research and publications on, among other things, trans-Atlantic defence trade, US military acquisitions of foreign research and development, export policies of and implementations by the European neutrals and Nordic cooperation and offset policies.
Current activities
- Research on security science and technology and European military research and development.
Former positions
- Sweden's Defence Research Establishment (FOA), Stockholm, 1970-1987: Security and defence policy analyst.
- Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, 1987-1998: Researcher and lecturer.
- SIPRI Arms Transfers Project 1998-2006: Project Leader.
- SIPRI, Security Sciences and Technologies, 2010: Senior researcher.
Guest research affiliations
- Middlesex University, London, England: Guest researcher, 1 academic year 1997-1998.
- Australian National University/Peace Research Centre, Canberra, Australia: Guest researcher, Spring term 1992.
- University of California, Berkeley, USA: Guest researcher, Spring term 1987.
- Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington D.C., USA: Guest researcher, 12 months 1979-1980.
- Institute for International Affairs, Stockholm: Guest researcher, 12 months 1973-1974.
Recent publications
- Hagelin, B. ‘From certainty to uncertainty – Sweden’s armament policy in transition’, in Markowski, S. and Hall, P. (eds.), Defence procurement and industrial policy. A small country perspective, London and New York: Routledge 2010.
- Hagelin, B. with Bromley, M. and Wezeman, S. T. ‘International arms transfers’, ch. 10 in SIPRI Yearbook 2006: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Hagelin, B. Kritiken av säkerhetspolitiska kritiker: ett försök att skriva om Sveriges historia /The critique of security policy critics: An attempt to re-write Sweden’s history, Internasjonal Politikk (Oslo), 12 (4) 2005.
- Hagelin, B. ‘Nordic Offset Policies: changes and challenges’, ch. 9 in Brauer, J. and Dunne, P. (eds.), Arms Trade and Economic Development. Theory, policy, and cases in arms trade offsets, London and New York: Routledge 2004.
