On 1 December 2025, the Stockholm School of Economics hosted the launch of a special issue of the International Journal of Educational Management, bringing together researchers, educators, and policymakers to explore how school leadership is evolving across the Nordic countries.

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”.

Associate Professor Kristina Tamm Hallström has published a study on old stores. The book was presented to an enthusiastic audience at SCORE (Stockholm Centre for Organizational Research), a center initiated jointly by SSE and Stockholm University, to which Tamm Hallström is also affiliated. It was written together with three colleagues from SCORE and KTH.

Welcome to a seminar on Thursday 11 December 2025 with Émilie Biland-Curinier, Professor of Sociology, Sciences Po, Center for the Sociology of Organizations (Paris, France).

A research team from the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University, in collaboration with the Research Department of Sveriges Riksbank, has been awarded a FORMAS research grant of SEK 19.6 million (approximately €1.79 million).

How do we know if public money is well spent? And why do evaluation and audit matter for democracy and accountability? Former European Court of Auditors member Eva Lindström shared her experience with SSE students in a packed Lunch & Learn session hosted by the House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP).

How can the Nordic region stay secure, innovative, and resilient in an age of geopolitical uncertainty? On 26 November 2025, the Center for Security and Resilience at the Stockholm School of Economics hosted the first Nordic Security and Competitiveness Day - a full-day event exploring the future of total defence, security, and competitiveness across the region.

Each week, people in Sweden’s capital sit down for fika nearly four times on average. It is a small ritual, but one that the research team at the Center for Wellbeing, Welfare, and Happiness at the Stockholm School of Economics says carries real economic weight. According to Stockholm’s new Wellbeing Index Report, strengthening social connection through measures like shared fika could be worth more than 600 million kronor per quarter if it lifted part of the region’s sense of togetherness by just one step.

Applications are now open for two PhD positions starting Fall 2026 at the Center for Wellbeing, Welfare and Happiness (CWWH) at the Stockholm School of Economics. Join a research family dedicated to exploring what truly matters for individuals and society.

Ukraine’s recovery hinges on removing land mines that still threaten millions of people and block the country’s economic growth. This new policy brief by Anna Anisimova (SITE) outlines the scale of mine contamination in Ukraine, draws lessons from global demining experience, and explains why efficiency metrics cannot be compared across countries.