Preedee Hongsaton

Preedee Hongsaton is a researcher affiliated with the Department of History at Lund University. His work focuses on historical intersections between Siam (Thailand) and Scandinavia during the age of empire, challenging traditional narratives of 'friendship' and 'modernization'.

• Current project: SSP: Cultivating identities and capitalism: Scandinavians and the Siamese royal elite in-between empires (2022-2025), funded by Crafoord Foundation and The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
• Active in international conferences including EUROSEAS 2022 and collaborative research with scholars like Sven Ivarsson and Karin Zackari

His research explores colonial dynamics, royal diplomacy, and cultural exchanges between Asia and Europe in the 20th century. Publications demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches combining historical analysis with postcolonial theory.

Recent activities include invited talks at EUROSEAS 2022 and collaborative research presentations. While his formal education details remain unspecified, his work has been published in peer-reviewed journals like Scandinavian Journal of History and HumaNetten.