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CURRICULUM VITAE

Per A.E. Assmo

2012-09-01

PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Mr. Per Anders Elmer Assmo

Date of Birth: 1964-01-29

Civil Status: Two daughters, Tilda - born 1995, and Maja - born 1997

Nationality: Swedish

CONTACT POSTAL ADDRESSES

Associate Professor Per Assmo Tel: [phone]

University West Fax: [phone]

Department of Economics & IT Cell: [phone]

461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden E-mail: [e-mail]

Visiting Professor Per Assmo Tel: [phone]

Rhodes University Fax: [phone]

Department of Geography E-mail: [e-mail]

PO Box 94. Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa

Associate Professor Per Assmo Tel: [phone]

Linköping University Fax: [phone]

Dep for Economic & Industrial Development E-mail: [e-mail]

581 83 Linköping, Sweden

LANGUAGES SPOKEN
English: Excellent written/ Excellent spoken

Swahili: Good spoken/Basic written


FORMAL EDUCATION
1984-89: MA in Geography & Political Science, Göteborg University, Sweden

1989-98: Ph.D. Studies, including the following post-graduate courses:

 Development Geography - Göteborg University, Sweden

 Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods - Göteborg University

 Theory & Practice of Rural Development - Galway University, Ireland

 Tropical Farming - University of Agriculture, Norway

 Erosion Processes in the Tropics - University of Agriculture, Sweden

 Land Degradation & Land Management - Kenyatta University, Kenya

 Development Theory - Göteborg University, Sweden

 Geographical Information Systems (GIS) - Göteborg University, Sweden

 Political Ecology - Göteborg University, Sweden

1999: Ph.D. Degree in Human & Economic Geography. Thesis; Livelihood Strategies and Land Degradation – Perceptions among Small-Scale Farmers in Ng’iresi Village, Tanzania, Göteborg University, Sweden. 1999-12-11.

2007: Postgraduate Degree in Pedagogical Supervision of PhD Candidates.

2008-: Appointed as Associate Professor in Human & Economic Geography, University West, Sweden. 2008-10-27.

2008-: Appointed as Visiting Professor in Human Geography, Rhodes University, South Africa. 2008-10-24.

2009-: Appointed as Researcher/Associate Professor, Department for Economic & Industrial Development, Linköping University. 2009-01-01.

WORK EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Project Co-ordinator: Responsible for planning, organisation, budget, staff and implementation of a land management project in Tanzania (Soil Conservation & Agroforestry Project Arusha - SCAPA).

Training Specialist: Activities include theoretical and practical training, development of training material, and organisation of training for farmers/extension staff in East Africa.

Supervisor: Focus on field research and rural development projects, including project planning, courses/seminars, field analyses and evaluation in East and Southern Africa.

Visiting Adviser: Working with planning, organisation, technical advice and evaluation of development projects in East and Southern Africa.


ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Lecturer: Working with academic institutions in Southern/Eastern Africa, Europe and Sweden. Focus areas include global, regional and local perspectives on political-economic development, creative industry, time-spatial analyses and African studies.

Project Co-ordinator: International Co-ordinator for a student/teacher exchange programme between Rhodes (South Africa) - University West (Sweden). SANORD co-ordinator at Linköping University (Sweden)

Senior Researcher: Extensive research experience including geographical and political-economic research areas in East and Southern Africa, Europe and Sweden.

Manager/Head: Head of the Division for Studies of Communication, Politics & Economics at University West 2002-2004. Since 2006, programme manager for the International Programme for Politics & Economics (IPPE) at University West, Sweden.

Examiner/Editor: Appointed to the Assessors Committee for Doctoral Degree, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, University of Göteborg. External Examiner at Rhodes University in South Africa. Undertaking academic editorial work nationally and internationally.

Discipline Leader: Responsible for Development Geography at Göteborg University 1997-00. Programme Manager for the International Programme for Politics & Economics (IPPE) at University West.

Supervisor: Supervisor to Postgraduate student’s research projects at Rhodes University (South Africa), University West (Sweden), Makerere University (Uganda). Supervisor for postgraduates and PhD candidates in Linköping University (SWEDEN), Sweden. Also member of an expert team engaged to develop new thematic programmes in social science at Linköping University.

PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS
● Member of the Swedish Society for Anthropology & Geography - SSAG

● Member of the Centre for Africa Studies – Göteborg University, Sweden - CAS

● Member of the Research Editorial Committee – Uddevalla Symposium

● Member of the SANORD Council Committee

APPOINTMENTS

1990 - 94 Sida Expert, TANZANIA. Responsible for the Soil Conservation & Agroforestry Programme in Arusha, Tanzania (SCAPA). Developed the project from a pilot scheme to a fully fledged land husbandry project included in SIDA's framework with Tanzania.

1992 - 94 Visiting Adviser & Lecturer, KENYA. Working with national land management courses organised by the MoA and RSCU/SIDA, with participants from East and Southern Africa.

1992 - 94 Visiting Adviser & Lecturer, UGANDA. Invited by RSCU/Agrisystems for project identification and land management training of the Uganda Soil Conservation Pilot Project (USCAPP) in Mbarara, Uganda.

1993 Course Organiser & Lecturer, TANZANIA. Assigned by MoA/RSCU to carry out national land management training courses for staff in Tanzania.

1994 - 98 Consultant, TANZANIA. Assigned by ORGUT assisting with project management, including organisation and development of training material for farmers and extension staff.

1994 Consultant, KENYA. Employed by RSCU/ORGUT. Author of a soil conservation training manual for Tanzania printed by RSCU, Nairobi.

1994 Course Organiser & Lecturer, SWEDEN. Assigned by SIDA to organise seminars for outgoing experts and consultants to Tanzania and Zambia.

1995 - 99 Course Organiser & Lecturer, SWEDEN. Responsible for the subject of development geography at Göteborg University.

1995 Guest Lecturer, NORWAY. Invited at the Summer University in Oslo. Lecturing in a graduate course of development studies.

1996 Visiting Adviser, SOUTH AFRICA. Attached to Anderson's African Adventures Ltd with establishment and marketing of eco-tourism in South and East Africa.

1998 Course Organiser & Lecturer, SWEDEN. Answerable for a post graduate course on development co-operation with special emphasis on rural development at Sida/Sandö.

1999. 
      Guest Lecturer, GREAT BRITAIN. Invited by the Department of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Keele.
      
2000. 
      Guest Lecturer, IRELAND. Invited to the Department of Geography at Maynooth University, and Galway University.
      

2000 Guest Researcher, SOUTH AFRICA. Invited to the Department of Geography at Rhodes University, sponsored by Sida/SAREC and NRF.

2001 - Senior Lecturer – Discipline Leader, SWEDEN. Responsible for Economic Geography, GIS and Social Science at HTU.

2001 - 02 External Adviser, UGANDA. Appointed by Göteborg University to a research project in social at Makerere University, Uganda.

2002 - 04 Head of Division, SWEDEN at University of Trollhättan-Uddevalla.

2002 - Guest Researcher, SOUTH AFRICA. Working at Rhodes University with different research collaboration projects.

2003 - 09 Programme Team Leader, SWEDEN - SOUTH AFRICA. Heading a LINNAEUS/PALME student/staff exchange programme between Rhodes University and University West.

2005 - Guest Lecturer & External Examiner, SOUTH AFRICA. Rhodes University, department of geography. Senior Lecturer and Examiner of MA thesis.

2005 - Programme Manager, SWEDEN. Responsible for the International Programme of Politics & Economics (IPPE), University West.

2006 – Review Committee Expert Member, SWEDEN. The International Programme Office for Education and Training.

2008 - Associate Professor, SWEDEN. Human & Economic Geography, University West, Sweden

2008 - Visiting Professor, SOUTH AFRICA. Human Geography, Rhodes University, South Africa.

2009 - Researcher/Associate Professor, SWEDEN. Department for Economics & Industrial Development, Linköping University, Sweden.

2010 - Programme Team Leader, SWEDEN - SOUTH AFRICA. Leading a LINNAEUS/PALME student/staff exchange programme between Rhodes University and Linköping University.

2011 - R&D co-ordinator at Linköping University for SANORD (Southern Africa - Nordic Centre)

FORMAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Level: Human/Economic Geography Regional Geography - Africa

Teachers Training - Geography

Population Geography

Global production & Trade

Political economy

Geographical Information Systems

Rural Development

Local Economic Development (LED)

Third World Tourism

Development Theory & Practice

Political Ecology

Environmental management

Post Graduate Level: Social/Political Science/Geography Development in theory & practice

Globalization & Regionalization

International Politics

Theory & Methodology
SUPERVISOR
Supervisor to Honours/Master research project at Göteborg University, University West and Linköping University, Sweden. Assisting Supervisor for Honours Research projects at Rhodes University since 2003, as part of the formal teacher/student exchange programme. Projects include:

Year/Degree	Subject	Author	Title	University
2004 Bachelor	Economic Geography	Jenny Berg	The Tourism Industry in Port Elizabeth - Potential for Economic Growth	University West
2004 Bachelor	Economic Geography	Reimert Hansson	Tillväxt i Dalsland. Påverkar bruksandan tillväxten i Dalsland?	University West
2004 Bachelor	Economic Geography	Lena Savefors	Swedish development support to South Africa. A case study in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality	University West
2004 Honours	Geography	Kathryn Fourie	The changing demography of Sweden: Where are the youth going, in mind and body?	Rhodes University
2004 Honours	Geography	Lara Pretorius	The Decline of the Manufacturing Industry in the Developed World: a Case Study of Uddevalla, Sweden	Rhodes University
2004 Honours	Geography	Nicole Maree	A critical examination of geography curriculum in Sweden. How is it placed in the international context?	Rhodes University

Year/Degree	Subject	Author	Title	University
2005 Bachelor	Economic Geography	Anel Mujkanovic	Citrus farms as employers in South Africa. A case study of Kat River Valley in East Cape	University West
2005 Bachelor	Economic Geography	Johan Edgren	Water the most critical factor in citrus production? A case study of citrus production in Kat River Valley South Africa	University West
2005 Bachelor	Economic Geography	Marcus Hagberg	Local Economic Development in Stutterheim. A case study of NGO’s and LED in South Africa	University West
2005 Honours	Geography	Elisabeth Pio	An examination of the factors causing housing segregation in a small Swedish city: Uddevalla	Rhodes University
2005 Honours	Geography	Leigh Bennett	The effects of the life cycle changes on place of living. A case study of Uddevalla, Sweden	Rhodes University
2005 Honours	Geography	Nicholas Simpson	An analysis of Swedish supported non-governmental organizations’ in Zimbabwe’s HIV/AIDS health care 1999-2003	Rhodes University
2005 Honours	Geography	Sarah Meyer	A critical appraisal of the socio-economic impact of second home ownership on local municipalities in the West Coast of Sweden	Rhodes University

Year/Degree	Subject	Author	Title	University
2006 Bachelor	Economic Geography	Michael Åsenfors	Local Economic Development in a critical perspective: A case study of Grahamstown	University West
2006 Bachelor	Economic Geography	Therese Blomqvist	Capacity building of NGOs in East London, South Africa	University West
2006 Honours	Geography	Adrian Pietersen	Industrial pollution and water security in Trollhättan and along the Göta Älv River, Västra Götaland, Sweden	Rhodes University
2006 Honours	Geography	Duncan Keal	Regionalization of Water Management: a case study in the county of Västra Götaland	Rhodes University
2006 Honours	Geography	Tim Kinell	Is A Regional Water Transfer Scheme Feasible? A Multi-Municipal Examination From Western Sweden	Rhodes University

Year/Degree	Subject	Author	Title	University
2007 Honours	Geography	David Edmeades	Providing a progressive environment to attract industries: Trollhättan – A Case Study	Rhodes University
2007 Honours	Geography	Gillian Wells	Putting Creativity into a Geographical Context: A comparison between Uddevalla and Trollhättan	Rhodes University
2007 Honours	Geography	Linda Johnson	Defining Creativity through Tourism: a Case Study of Uddevalla, Sweden	Rhodes University
2007 Honours	Geography	Matthew Keeley	University West: A Regional Creative Developer?	Rhodes University

Year/Degree	Subject	Author	Title	University
2008 Honours	Geography	Ryan O’Connor	Processes of mobility & migration - second homes in Sweden	Rhodes University
2008 Honours	Geography	Brigitte Melly	The affects of recreational boating on water quality – case study of western Sweden	Rhodes University
2008 Honours	Geography	Katherine Townshend	The social & economic impacts of second home ownership in western Sweden	Rhodes University
2008 Honours	Geography	Kaylee Cooke	The integration of refugees in a small town in Sweden	Rhodes University

Year/Degree	Subject	Author	Title	University
2009 Honours	Geography	Philippa Irvine	Foreign second home ownership and consumption in Western Sweden: a case study in Fiskebäckskil	Rhodes University
2009 Honours	Geography	Joseph Spring	Tourism Entrepreneurship in Highly Seasonal Tourist Destinations: a Case Study of Fiskebäckskil, Sweden	Rhodes University
2009 Honours	Geography	Fenji Materechera	Sustainable Development from below. A case study of households perspectives in Fiskebäckskil	Rhodes University
2009 Honours	Geography	Sheldon Goss	Swedish energy policy: a case study of renewable energy technology in Fiskebäckskil	Rhodes University

Year/Degree	Subject	Author	Title	University
2011 Bachelor	Political Science	A Rehnberg K Lehner	Civil society for democracy - From concept to reality. A case study of CSO’s in Tanzania	Linköping University
2012 Bachelor	Political Science	A Safari P Kani	Depopulation and local development? - A study of rural municipalities in Sweden	University West
2012 Bachelor	Political Science	A Jakobsson C Olsén	Skolor i Dalsland – en studie av förvaltningspolitik	University West
2012 Bachelor	Social Science	Y Jiang S Liu	Fuelling the Dragon - China’s oil trade through an International political Lens	University West

Supervision of PhD Candidates
Assistant supervisor for PhD Candidate Mr Martin Berry at Linköping University, Department for Economic & Industrial Development. Mr Berry plan to defend his thesis in 2013.

EXAMINER
1997 - 01 Examiner, post graduate courses in Human Geography and Political Science, University of Göteborg.

2001 - Examiner, postgraduate courses in Economic Geography, University West.

2002 External examiner, M.A. thesis, Rhodes University, South Africa.

2002 Examiner Committee member, the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Stockholm, for a Doctoral Degree entitled 'Environment, Livelihood and Natural Resource Management in the Lower Volta Basin of Ghana: Perspectives from the South Tongu District.' Author: John Koku.

2009 - Examiner, Master Degree exams in Political Science, Linköping University, Sweden.

2009 Examiner Committee member Göteborg University, Dep for Global Studies, for a Doctoral Degree entitled State Policies and Livelihoods: Rwandan Human Settlement Policy.' Author: Emmanuel Havugimana.

2009 Examiner Committee member Göteborg University, Dep of human & Economic Geography, for a Doctoral Degree entitled Land Use Dynamics in the Face of Population Increase: A Study in the district of Gatsibo and Nyagatare, Eastern Province, Rwanda'. Author: Theopile Nioyonzimas.

2010 External assessor to evaluate application for a permanent position as senior lecturer in human geography at Karlstad University, Sweden.

2011 External examiner, M.A. thesis, by Ms P. Irvine. Rhodes University, South Africa.


REFEREE/REVIEW
2002 Klaesson & Pettersson. Spatial Dynamics of ICT Service Sectors in Sweden – A Probability-Accessibility Approach. In; Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Regional Development and Public Policy in the Emerging Digital Economy. Grafikerna AB, Kungälv.

2003 Fuchs & Koch: Biotechnology and Multimedia: Cluster Development in New Industries. In; Entrepreneurship, Spatial Industrial Clusters and Inter-Firm Networks. Edward Elgar Publ, London.

2004 Sheppard, E. & Barnes, T. A Companion to Economic Geography. Appointed as literature reviewer together with Prof Fox. Published in South African Geographical Journal No 86. (2004)

2008 Kobayashi, K. & Matsushima, K. The Effect of new Financial Settlement on Regional Economies - A Case of Frequent Flyer Program in Transportation Service. Edward Elgar Publ. London.

INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
1990 Strathclyde University, Scotland. Participant in international seminar on development issues.

1994 SIDA, Stockholm. Assigned as seminar course organiser for SIDA to organise and evaluate attitudes from returning bilateral expatriate staff.

1994 - 99 Tommelilla Folkhögskola. Organisation of seminars at high schools and folkhögskolor in Sweden lecturing on issues of poverty-development - aid.

1995 Oslo University, Norway. Guest Lecturer for a graduate course in development studies at the Summer University in Oslo, Norway.

1995 SIDA, Stockholm. Resource person & lecturer in seminars organised by Sida for outgoing minor field students and expatriate staff.

1996 Teachers Training, Göteborg University. Guest lecturer at national teachers' conference in Göteborg, lecturing on development issues.

1997 Chalmers Technical University, Göteborg. Guest lecturer presenting future development prospects for the African continent.

1997 Centre for African Studies, Göteborg University. Guest lecturer presenting research findings from East Africa.

1997 Nordic African Institute, Uppsala. Participant at the African Days Conference

1998 Keele University, Great Britain. Guest lecturer, lecturing on development, food production and environmental changes in East Africa.

1998 Sandö, Sweden. Course organiser and lecturer for a post graduate course on development in theory and practice at Sida's training institute.

1999 Teachers University College, Borås. Guest lecturer, lecturing on possibilities and hinders of development in third world countries.

2000 Galway University, Ireland. Guest lecturer presenting research results from East Africa.

2000 HTU, Uddevalla/Trollhättan. Guest lecturer in GIS-Management.

2000 HTU, Uddevalla/Trollhättan. Guest lecturer to a symposium on Namibia, presenting a paper on cultural aspects of development in Africa.

2000 Rhodes University, South Africa. Guest lecturer in development theory at the department of Geography.

2001 Institute for Future Studies, Stockholm. Participant in a national seminar on Regional Development and Politics after 2006.

2000 International Geographical Union (IGU), Stockholm. Presentation of a paper titled Marginality in the Heartland at the annual IGU Conference.

2001 Centre for African Studies, Göteborg University. Guest lecturer presenting a research topic concerning livelihood strategies in Africa.

2001 Department of Human & Economic Geography, Göteborg University. Lecturer, teaching a course on international tourism
2001 Göteborg University. Participant in a national seminar concerning the establishment of a national 'Internet University' in Sweden.

2002 Department of Human & Economic Geography, Göteborg University. Guest Lecturer giving an international course in Development Geography.

2001 HTU, Uddevalla/Trollhättan. Key note speaker at a seminar for the Uddevalla Engineer Society, presenting development and application of GIS.

2002 HTU, Uddevalla/Trollhättan. Presenting articles at the Uddevalla symposium entitled Film Production as Strategy for Regional Development - Mission (Im)possible?, and The digital economy and higher education: 'glocal bypass' or integration of 'nowhere space and somewhere place?'

2002 Rhodes University, South Africa. Presenting a paper entitled Diverse and

Near, Similar and Distant: A Geographical Perspective on an International

Collaborative Initiative at a conference organised by the International

Education Association of South Africa (IEASA)

2002 Department for Peace & Development Studies, Göteborg University. Presenting a paper at a national workshop discussing the internationalisation of education.

2003 Rhodes University, South Africa. Guest lecturer at a national seminar on Webb based learning.

2003 HTU, Uddevalla/Trollhättan. Member of the expert panel & key note speaker in seminar series on regional strategies for the Västra Götaland Region.

2003 University of the Free State, South Africa. Presenting an article entitled From Hollywood to Cape Town - Prospects for a Film Production Cluster in Western Cape, South Africa at the 5^th Biennal Geography Conference.

2004 Strathclyde University, Scotland. Participant at the IGU Conference presenting an article together with Professor Roddy Fox entitled The Development of a Research Philosophy and Methodology Course using Web-Based Learning: An International Collaboration.

2004 HTU, Uddevalla/Trollhättan. Guest lecturer at a National Seminar on GIS, presenting an article on GIS-Management.

2004 HTU, Uddevalla/Trollhättan. Presentation of a Research project concerning the Creative Film Industry at the HTU Research Seminars.

2005 Rhodes University, South Africa. Presentation of Internationalisation of higher education at the Academic Development Centre Conference, Rhodes University.

2005 EAIE, Poland. Presentation of the new International Programme for Politics and Economics (IPPE) at EAIE’s International Conference

2005 University of Applied Science, Switzerland. Presentation of HV’s international programme and organising of bilateral agreement to enhance internationalisation in education.

2005 Roskilde University, Denmark. Presentation of HV’s international programme and organising bilateral agreement to enhance internationalisation in education.

2006 George Mason University, Washington DC, USA. Presentation of research article at International Symposium. Invited member to the George Mason University Symposium Scientific Committee.

2006 Rhodes University, South Africa. Presentation of pedagogic innovations in international web based higher education, ADC Conference, Rhodes University.

2006 Portobello College, Ireland. Presentation of HV’s international programme and organising a bilateral agreement to enhance internationalisation in education.

2006 University of Applied Science, Switzerland. Collaboration for the development of an international Work Integrated Learning (WIL) component in higher education.

2007 Central Queensland University, Australia. Guest lecturer to CQU, Institute for Sustainable Futures (IFS) in Sydney, and Swinburne University, Melbourne

2008 University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. Invited as key note speaker at the Nordic Conference for Regional Development.

2008 Ningbo University. China. Presentation of HV’s international programme and organising of bilateral agreement to enhance internationalisation in education.

2008 Kyoto University, Japan. Invited to present research findings during the 11^th Uddevalla Symposium held in Kyoto, Japan.

2008 International Geographical Union (IGU), Tunis, Tunisia. Presentation of a paper titled at the annual IGU Conference.

2008 Östergötland Region, Sweden. Key note speaker/course organiser for seminar series about local economic development, for Municipal Directors in Eastern Region, Sweden.

2009 University of Technology, Mauritius. Research article presented at the 5th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability. January 2009, Mauritius

2009 Rhodes University, South Africa. Invited to give inaugural lecture as visiting professor to the department of geography.

2009 University of the Faroe Islands. Key note speaker in local government seminar concerning regional development.

2009 Linköping University, Sweden. Guest lecturer to the MA Politics degree programme.

2009 Melbourne University, Australia. Key Note Paper presented at the Centre for Public Policy, NESA Conference, Melbourne, Australia.

2010 Rhodes University, South Africa. Visiting Professor at the department of geography, Grahamstown, South Africa.

2010 Nordic Rural Futures, Sweden. Research papers presented at the Nordic conference for rural development (NRF), Uppsala, Sweden.

2010 Jönköping International Business School. Research paper presented at the European Regional Association Conference.

2010 Nordic Africa Days, Turku, Finland. Together with Prof Fox presenting a paper on internationalisation of higher education.

2011 Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth. External Expert evaluating local development projects municipalities in Region West, Sweden.

2011 Columbia University, New York. Research paper presented at the International Sustainable Development Research Society 17th Annual Conference (ISDRC)

2011 University of Bergamo, Italy. Research paper presented at the 14^th Uddevalla Symposium.

2011 Universiti Tun Abdul Razak, Malaysia. Research Paper presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Development.

2012 Århus University, Denmark. Participant and discussant as Linköping university coordinator at the SANORD International Symposium.

2013 University of Iceland. Co-ordinator and responsible for the theme of time geography at the Nordic Geographers meeting in Reykjavik, June 2013.


RESEARCH AWARDS
1989 Awarded a grant to conduct a Minor Field Study (MFS) to examine Vocational Training Centres in Tanzania, funded by the Swedish Development Co-operation Agency (Sida)

1996 - 00 Granted a salaried four-year PhD assignment aimed for research activities to complete a PhD thesis, funded by the University of Göteborg, Sweden.

1997 Awarded a research grant from the Geographical Society in Göteborg to conduct field research in Tanzania.

1997 - 98 Recipient of a grant from Sida to establish a research environment supporting the subject of development geography at the University of Göteborg.

1998 Awarded a research grant from the Adlerbertska research foundation to complete an extensive field research project in Tanzania.

2000 Awarded a planning research grant to initiate research collaboration between Swedish and South African institutions, funded by Sida/NRF.

2001 Awarded a grant from the HTU internal research fund to establish a multi-disciplinary research group within the field of social science at HTU.

2002 Awarded a planning grant from the HTU’s research fund for an application to a Sida project entitled 'The small town in a local, national and global context' together with Rhodes University.

2002 - 04 Awarded three-year research grant from the Västra Götaland Region and HTU's national research fund to conduct a research project entitled Culture and Industry – Film Production for Regional Development.

2002 Awarded a grant from the HTU research fund to establish a bilateral agreement between HTU and Rhodes University in South Africa, to initiate a student/staff exchange programme.

2002 - 09 Awarded a seven year grant from LINNAEUS/PALME for a teacher/student exchange programme between HTU and Rhodes University, South Africa.

2003 Given a grant from HTU:s research fund to compile and present an research article at the Biennal Conference for Geographers, University of Blomfontein, South Africa 2003.

2004 Provided a research grant from HTU:s research fund to compile and present an article at the International Geographical Union (IGU) in Glasgow, Scotland.

2004 Planning grant from STINT to initiate an international pedagogical course for university staff together with Professor Chrissie Boughey, Director at the Academic Development Centre. Rhodes University, South Africa.

2005 Grant provided by the International Office to develop internationalisation processes and network between tertiary institutions in Switzerland, Denmark and University West, Sweden.

2006 Provided a grant by Föreningsparbankstiftelsen to participate in the University West/George Mason University Scientific Committee, Washington, USA.

2006 Provided a grant from the Forum for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) to develop international WIL oriented study components into the IPPE programme at University West.

2007 - 08 Awarded a grant from University West institutional research fund to compile and present research paper entitled Creative People and Creative Places for Regional Economic Growth, focusing on development, distribution and impact of the creative industry for regional economic growth.

2007 - 08 Awarded a grant from University West institutional research fund to conduct a research project focusing on the development and assessment of a global economic development simulation game for an international educational environment

2007 – 09 Awarded a grant from University West pedagogical research fund to develop and assess pedagogical innovations in an international higher education environment

2008 – 11 Awarded a comprehensive 2.5 million SEK three-year research grant from the Swedish Research Council (FORMAS) to conduct a research programme on alternative environment-economic perspectives of local development.

2009 – 12 Awarded a comprehensive 3.5 million SEK three-year research grant from FORMAS to examine the time-spatial and geo-political impact on infrastructural changes of IT in Sweden.

2010 Awarded a planning grant from LINNAEUS/PALME to develop an International Master Programme in Development Geography between Linköping University, Rhodes University and SANORD.

2010 Grant from University West institutional research fund to develop an external research application focusing on internationalisation of higher education.

2011 Grant awarded to develop the MFS studies collaboration for Linköping university students in southern Africa.

2012 – 15 Awarded a 3 million SEK three-year research grant from FORMAS to extend and further develop a time-spatial approach for local sustainable development.

2012 – 13 Awarded a grant from LINNAEUS/PALME for teacher exchange to develop an International Master Programme in Development Geography between Linköping University, Rhodes University.

BRIEF CAREER HISTORY

1983. 
      Second Lieutenant, Royal Army Officer School in Halmstad, Sweden.
      

1984 - 89 Part-time secondary school teacher in Uddevalla, Sweden.

1984 - 89 Academic studies, Göteborg University. MA geography & social science.

1989 - 99 Ph.D. studies in Development Geography at University of Göteborg.

1989 Minor Field Study (MFS) in Tanzania.

1990 PhD studies in tropical agriculture, University of Agricultural Science in Sweden & Norway.

1990 - 94 Bilateral Associate Expert to the Sida funded Soil Conservation & Agroforestry Programme Arusha (SCAPA) in Tanzania.

1992 - 93 Adviser to RSCU in Nairobi, concerning land management projects in East Africa.

1994 - 99 Consultant for ORGUT working with organisation, monitoring and development of training material in East Africa.

1995 - 99 Lecturer and course co-ordinator at Dep of Human & Economic Geography, University of Göteborg.

1996 - Establishment of ASSMO CONSULT as independent consultant company.

1996 - 98 Field research in Tanzania funded with grants from University of Göteborg, the Nordic Association of Geographers and Sida/SAREC.

1999 Defending PhD. thesis titled ‘Livelihood Strategies & Land Degradation - Perceptions Among Small-Scale Farmers in Ng'iresi, Tanzania’

2000 - Senior Lecturer and Discipline Leader for Economic Geography and GIS at the University West, Sweden.

2002 - 04 Head of the Division for Studies of Communication, Politics and Economics at the University of Trollhättan/Uddevalla, Sweden.

2002 - Visiting Senior Lecturer/Examiner at Rhodes University, South Africa.

2006 - Discipline Leader and Programme Co-ordinator for the International Programme for Politics and Economics (IPPE) at University West.

2008 - Associate Professor in Economic Geography at University West, Sweden.

2008 - Visiting Professor in Geography at Rhodes University, South Africa.

2009 - Senior Researcher/Associate Professor, Linköping University, Department of Economics & Industrial Development.

2011 - SANORD co-ordinator at Linköping University, Sweden

PUBLICATIONS
Books
Assmo P. with Eriksson A. (1994) Soil Conservation in Arusha Region, Tanzania - Manual for Extension Workers with Emphasis on Small-Scale Farmers. Nairobi. RSCU/SIDA.

Assmo, P. & Mawenya, L. (1996) Mwongozo wa Hifadhi ya Ardhi na Kilimo Mseto. Perfect Printers. Arusha, Tanzania

Assmo P. (1999) Livelihood Strategies & Land Degradation - Perceptions Among Small-Scale Farmers in Ng'iresi, Tanzania. Series B No 96. Department of Human & Economic Geography, University of Göteborg.

Assmo, P. (2000) Approaches of Political Ecology in Development Theory & Practice. Occasional Papers 2000:9. Department of Human and Economic Geography, School of Economics and Commercial Law, Gothenburg University.

Assmo, P. (2004) Creative Industry Cluster Growth in a Global Economy – The Example of Film in Väst, Sweden. HTU Research Report 2004:05. Grafikerna Livrena AB, Kungälv. Sweden.
Chapters in Books and Journals (selection since 2000)
Assmo, P. & Fox, R. (2003) The digital economy and higher education: glocal bypass or integration of nowhere space and somewhere place? In HTU Research Report 03:01. Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Regional Development and Public Policy in the Emerging Digital Economy. Grafikerna AB, Kungälv.

Assmo, P & Blomgren R. (2003) Film Production as Strategy for Regional Development - Mission (Im)possible? In HTU Research Report 03:01. Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Regional Development and Public Policy in the Emerging Digital Economy. Grafikerna AB, Kungälv. Sweden.

Assmo, P. (2004) Creative Clusters Ideas and Realities for Cluster Growth. The Example of Film in Väst in the Region of Västra Götaland, Sweden. HTU Research Report 2004:01. Entrepreneurship, Spatial Industrial Clusters and Inter-firm Networks. Grafikerna Livrena AB, Kungälv. Sweden.

Assmo, P & Fox, R. (2004) The Development of a Research Philosophy and Methodology Course using Web-Based Learning: An International Collaboration. 30th Congress of the International Geographical Union (IGU). In Expanding Horizons in a Shrinking World. Commission on Geographical Education. University of Strathclyde, Scotland.

Assmo, P. (2005) Creative Clusters - Ideas and Realities for Cluster Growth. The Example of Film i Väst in the Region of Västra Götaland, Sweden. In Karlsson, Johansson & Stough: Industrial Clusters and Inter-Firm Networks. New Horizons in Regional Science. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham

Assmo, P. (2007) Creative Industrial Development for Regional Economic Growth. The Example of Regional Film Centres in Sweden. In University West Research Report 2007:01 Entrepreneurship and Development – Local Processes and Global Patterns. Grafikerna Livrena AB. Kungälv, Sweden.


Assmo, P. & Wihlborg, E. (2007) Beyond the Economic Meanings of Development - A Discussion of Political-Geographical Constructions of Societal Development. In University West Research Report 2007:04. Institutions for Knowledge Generation & Knowledge Flows – Building Innovative Capabilities for Regions. Grafikerna Livrena AB. Kungälv, Sweden

Assmo, P., Fox, R. & H. Kjellgren (2008) Role Playing African Development: an international comparison. The Journal of Independent Teaching and Learning. Volume 3. 2008.

Assmo, P. & Wihlborg E. (2008) Turning Time-Spatial Modes - An alternative perspective to integrate environmental-economic processes of change. In; University West Research Report 2008:03. (Ed I. Bernhard) Spatial Dispersed Production and Network Governance. Livrena AB. Göteborg, Sweden

Assmo, P. (2008) Creative Industry Cluster Growth for Regional Development - Illustrations from Sweden. In; University West Research Report 2008:03. (Ed I. Bernhard) Spatial Dispersed Production and Network Governance. Livrena AB. Göteborg, Sweden

Assmo, P. (2010) Creative Industries and Regional Economic Development – The Example of Public Supported Regional Film Centres in Sweden. In Karlsson, Johansson & Stough: Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. Local Processes and Global Patterns. New Horizons in Regional Science. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK.

Assmo, P. & Wihlborg, E. (2010) Home: The Arena for Sustainable Development
– A conceptual discussion. The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp.319-332. Common Ground Publishing.

Assmo, P. & Wihlborg, E. (2011) Ydre 2.0 – An alternative Approach towards Post-Monetarism. In: University West Research Report 2011:01. (Ed I. Bernhard) Innovation and Multidimensional Entrepreneurship – Economic, Social and Academic Aspects. Litorapid Media. Göteborg, Sweden.

Assmo, P. & Wihlborg, E. (2011) A time Spatial approach towards Integrated Sustainable Development. In: University West Research Report 2011:05. (Ed I. Bernhard) Entrepreneurial Knowledge, Technology and Transformations of Regions. Ale Tryckteam AB, Bohus, Sweden.

Assmo, P. & Wihlborg, E. (2012) An Alternative View of Integrated Sustainable Development Through a Time-Spatial Lens. In: OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 03, No. 12, pp. 87-96, 2012.

Assmo, P. & Wihlborg, E. (2012) Public Services Choices When There Are No Alternatives? – A Paradox of New Public Management in Rural Areas. Journal of Rural and Community Development. Vol 7, no 2, p. 1-17.

Assmo, P. & Wihlborg, E. (2013) Ydre 2.0. An Alternative Time-Spatial Approach Towards Post-Monetarism. In: Entrepreneurship, Social Capital and Governance. Johansson, B. Karlsson, C. & Stough, R. R. (eds.), London: Edward Elgar Publications. (Forthcoming)


Occasional Papers, Reports and Popular Articles (selection since 2000)
Assmo, P. (2000) Participatory Approaches in Development. Occasional Papers. Göteborg. Department of Human & Economic Geography, University of Göteborg

Assmo, P. (2000) From Dependency Theory to Alternative Development Approaches. Occasional Papers. Department of Human & Economic Geography, Göteborg University

Assmo, P. (2001) Marginality in the Heartland. Livelihood Strategies in the densely populated rural areas of Northern Tanzania. Research Paper presented at the International Geographical Union (IGU). Stockholm, Sweden. June 2001.

Assmo, P. & Fox, R. (2002) Diverse and Near, Similar and Distant: A Geographical Perspective on an International Collaborative Initiative. Presentation at Rhodes University IEASA Conference. Grahamstown.

Assmo, P. (2003) From Hollywood to Cape Town - Prospects for a Film Production Cluster in Western Cape, South Africa. Research Paper presented at the 5^th Biennal Geography Conference, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. September 2003.

Assmo, P. (2004) A Swedish-South African Work Integrated Training and Research Programme for the Film Industry. Research Paper presented at the Cape Film Commission/University of Western Cape. Cape Town, South Africa, October 2004.

Assmo, P. & Fox, R. (2004) Structure, rules and standards: reflections on the development of an international curriculum.’ ‘Reinventing the University’ . Conference on Higher Education, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, December 2004.

Assmo, P. & Fox, R. (2007) Role Playing African Development: an International Comparison. Research Paper presented at the 14^th International Conference on Learning. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 2007.

Assmo, P., Gråsjö, U. & R. Fox (2007) Where is the Creative Place? Spatial Meanings for Regional Economic Development. Research Paper presented at the Uddevalla Symposium. Institutions for Knowledge Generation and Knowledge Flows – Building Innovative Capabilities for Regions. Uddevalla, Sweden. June 2007

Assmo, P. & Wihlborg E. (2007) Beyond the Economic Meanings of Development - A Discussion of Political-Geographical Constructions of Societal Development. Research Paper presented at the 10^th Uddevalla Symposium. Institutions for Knowledge Generation & Knowledge Flows – Building Innovative Capabilities for Regions. Uddevalla, Sweden. 2007.

Assmo, P. & Fox, R. (2008) Creation of an African Development Simulation Game. Research article presented at the International Geographical Union (IGU), Tunisia. August 2008.

Assmo, P. & Wihlborg, E. (2009) Turning Time-Spatial Modes. A Conceptual Model to Integrate Environmental-Economic Processes of Change. Research article presented at the 5^th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability University of Technology Mauritius (UTM) January 2009, Mauritius

Assmo, P. & Wihlborg, E. (2009) Home – the Arena for Sustainable Development. A Conceptual Discussion. Research article presented at the 12^th Uddevalla Symposium, The Geography of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The Politecnico di Bari. June 2009, Italy.

Assmo, P. & Wihlborg, E. (2009) Employment – A Political Construction. Research article presented at the International NESA Conference on Unemployment and the Global Financial Crisis. Melbourne University. December 2009, Australia.

Assmo, P. & Wihlborg, E. (2010) Political Construction and Entrepreneurship in a Local Context – Illustrations from Ydre Municipality in Sweden. Research paper – Spaces of International Economy & Management Symposium, March 2010 Kyoto, Japan.

Assmo, P. & Wihlborg, E. (2010) Ydre 2.0 An Alternative Time-Spatial Approach towards Post-Monetarism. Research paper presented at the ERSA Congress, Jönköping, August 2010

Assmo, P. & Wilhborg, E. (2011) A Time-Spatial Approach towards Integrated Sustainable Development of Post-Monetarism. Research paper presented at the International Sustainable Development Research Society 17^th Annual Conference (ISDRC) - Columbia University, New York. May, 2011.

Assmo, P & Wilhborg, E. (2011) A Time-Spatial Approach towards Integrated Sustainable Development. Research paper presented at the 14^th Uddevalla Symposium, University of Bergamo, Italy, June 2011

Assmo, P & Wilhborg, E. (2011) An alternative view of Integrated Sustainable Development through a Time-Spatial Lens. Research Paper presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Development, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak Malaysia, Dec 2011

REFERENCES

Vice Chancellor, Professor Kerstin Norén Phone: [phone]

University West. 461 86 Trollhättan, SWEDEN
Professor Emeritus, Åke Forsström Phone: [phone]

Göteborg University. Department of Human Geography

Box 630. 405 30 Göteborg, SWEDEN
Associate Professor Elin Wihlborg Phone: [phone]

Department for Economics & Industrial Development

Linköping University. 581 83 Linköping, SWEDEN
Professor Roddy Fox Phone: [phone]

Rhodes University. Department of Geography

PO Box 94. 6140 Grahamstown, SOUTH AFRICA
Director of International Affairs, Professor Leolyn Jackson Phone: [phone]

University of Western Cape

Cape Town Bellville, 7535, SOUTH AFRICA
Director Per Gjertz Phone: [phone]

ORGUT Consulting AB. Svartmangatan 9.

S-111 29 Stockholm, SWEDEN
Director Arne Eriksson Phone: [phone]

Agrisystems E.A. Ltd. PO Box 34464. Nairobi, KENYA

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