New study explores why forced labor and precarious working condition seem to be increasing in Sweden.

What happens when world-class athletes step off the podium and into the corporate arena? At the latest MDA Sport Talk hosted by the Center for Sports & Business at the Stockholm School of Economics, elite performers shared how the mindset forged in sport translates into leadership, entrepreneurship, and long-term success beyond competition. The afternoon combined personal insights from world-class athletes with strategic perspectives on navigating today's most pressing corporate challenges.

Tre doktorandanställningar utlyses inom Forskarskolan för Framtidens Offentliga Sektor (FOFOS), en nationell forskarskola där doktorander i olika ämnen, på olika lärosäten, bedriver forskning i nära samarbete med offentliga organisationer. Syftet är att utveckla ny handlingsorienterad kunskap för transformationen av offentlig sektor.

Torsdag 5 februari 2026 kl. 15.00 presenteras boken Grå reformer och gröna omställningar. Omregleringar av sociotekniska system i Sverige runt 1990 av redaktörerna Andreas Mørkved Hellenes, Per Lundin och Martin Hultman. Efter presentationen, som slutar runt 16.30, bjuder Score på förfriskningar. Varmt välkomna!

What happens when top performers from different worlds come together?

The SIR Office will be closed from December 22 to January 5. Season's greetings from SIR!

Christina Garsten, Professor of Social Anthropology, delivered a keynote on 4 December 2025 titled Editing Climate Futures: Think Tanks and the Ecology of Ideas. During the lecture, she presented her research on how think tanks and policy experts influence climate policy through future scenarios and knowledge production.

A subtle change in how climate risk is communicated—mentioning a person’s local area—can significantly increase attention to disaster preparedness messages, according to a new study by researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics and Harvard University, published in Nature Human Behaviour. The findings offer a practical, low-cost strategy for governments, insurers and local authorities seeking to boost climate resilience in vulnerable communities.

The Stockholm School of Economics is pleased to announce a major five-year research fellowship in trust-based management, made possible through dedicated funding from Carl Bennet AB. The initiative will be led by Louise Bringselius, one of Sweden's foremost experts on trust, organizational culture, and public management.

In November, the Center for Responsible Leadership had the pleasure of welcoming academics from across the Nordics, Germany, the UK, and Cyprus to Stockholm for our workshop “New Directions in Leadership Research and Practice”.