Areas of work
Sigrid is a senior adviser at the Norwegian Center for Human Rights, International Department. She works on projects related to human rights education in China.
Background
She has a master's degree in economics from Fudan University in Shanghai. Before joining NCHR, Sigrid worked for the United Nations in China and North Korea, and as a diplomat at the Swedish missions in Mozambique, China, and Myanmar. In addition, she has worked as a researcher on foreign investments and land rights in Mozambique.
Publications
- Brazilian development cooperation in agriculture: A scoping study on ProSavana in Mozambique, with implications for forests (2014) CIFOR Bogor.
- Chinese trade and investments in Mozambique's timber industry: A case study from Cabo Delgado (2013) CIFOR, Bogor.
- Myth and reality: Chinese involvement in Mozambique's agricultural sector (ed. Chris Alden & Sergio Chichava), (2012) Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Económicos, Maputo.
- Rumors and realities about Chinese agricultural engagement in Mozambique (with Deborah Brautigam), (2012) African Affairs, Vol. 111, No. 444, Oxford University Press.
- Rice diplomacy (2012) China Economic Quarterly, Q3, GaveKal Research, Beijing. Africa: China's agricultural colony? (2012) The Nordic Africa Institute Forum.