Background
Andersson, Jan Otto was born on August 24, 1943 in Turku, Finland. Son of Johan Sven and Anne-Marie (Wallin) Andersson.
Andersson, Jan Otto was born on August 24, 1943 in Turku, Finland. Son of Johan Sven and Anne-Marie (Wallin) Andersson.
Politices magister, Åbo Academy, Turku, Finland, l966; politices licentiat, Åbo Academy, Turku, Finland, l973; D in Social Sciences, Åbo Academy, Turku, Finland, l976.
Research assistant Stockholm University, 1966—1969. Researcher, teacher & professor Åbo Akademi University, since 1969. Researcher IMEMO, Moscow, 1974, Karl Marx University, Budapest, Hungary, 1978.
Guest researcher Aalborg University, Denmark, 1982, University Grenoble, France, 1985. Visiting professor City London Polytechnic, London, 1988—1989. Professor, acting Helsinki University, Finland, 1992—1993.
Board of directors Nordic Summer U., Aalborg, 1975-1979, Tampere (Finland) PeaceRsch. Institute, since 1983, Left-wing Alliance Finland, since 1990. Chairman Swedishbr. People's Democratic Union, Finland, 1983-1989, Peace Committee District of Turku, 1976-1984.
Member central committee Communist Party Finland, since 1987.
Married Harriet Lindgren, l967 (divorced l977). L child, Janina; married Irene Laatikainen, l978. L child, Laura.