A farewell interview with Gerard Peroon
Gerard Persoon received his bachelor and master degree in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CA/DS) from Leiden University. After his graduation, he worked a couple of years in Indonesia for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Thereafter he worked for almost 25 years at the Institute of Environmental Sciences and did simultaneously his PhD at CA/DS. In 2009 he returned as Professor for Environment and Development to the Insitute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. This October, Gerard Persoon will be retiring.
The farewell interview with Prof. dr. Persoon can be found on our Dutch website.