Just weeks before Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion, a nationwide survey showed that while Eastern Ukrainians were more skeptical of democracy and EU integration, they didn’t reject liberal values like LGBT rights or personal freedoms more than those in western Ukraine. This policy brief analysis, published by Anders Olofsgård (SITE) and Cecilia Smitt Meyer (SITE), uses this snapshot of Ukraine to show that the real divide wasn’t values—it was trust in institutions.

On September 22, the Stockholm School of Economics had the pleasure of welcoming Sweden's Minister for Financial Markets, Niklas Wykman, for a lunch lecture hosted by the House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP).

This week, the Stockholm School of Economics and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) launched the new Utvecklingskommuner (Innovation Municipalities) initiative in Nykvarn, one of four municipalities selected as pilot partners.

Sweden's security challenges are evolving rapidly - and resilience has become a shared responsibility across government, business, and society. At a lunch lecture this wednesday hosted by the Center for Security and Resilience, Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin outlined how Sweden must rebuild its civil defence to meet today's complex threats.

Ukrainian civil servants preparing for the country’s EU accession talks recently received negotiation training led by researchers from the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE).

In light of today's growing security challenges, the ability to prepare for and respond to crises has never been more important. Civil defence is a cornerstone of Sweden’s total defence, and collaboration across sectors plays a vital role in ensuring our resilience.

When the Nobel Prizes are announced in October, all eyes turn to Stockholm. To celebrate – and understand – this year’s Nobel Prizes, Nobel Calling Stockholm invites the public to explore how research shapes society and everyday life. Join us for ten days of lectures, talks and activities across the city that inspire, enlighten and open new perspectives.

A new study shows that Ukraine’s postwar recovery isn't just about repairing roads and homes, but about creating a stronger economy, democratic institutions, and a future-proof nation. In this study, Torbjörn Becker, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, and Beatrice Weder di Mauro offer a sweeping review of hundreds of policy proposals in the Annual Review of Economics, outlining what it will take to rebuild Ukraine after war.

Louise Bringselius, affiliated researcher at the House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP) at SSE, highlighted in an opinion piece in Dagens Nyheter last Friday the importance of strengthening the role of experts in public administration. She points out how the marginalization of professionals risks weakening both institutions and trust in society.

On August 18, 2025, the Karl-Adam Bonnier Center of Governance at the House of Governance and Public Policy hosted a roundtable dinner to discuss the need for a Master of Public Policy (MPP) program in Sweden. The conversation highlighted both the urgency and opportunity of investing in the next generation of societal leaders.