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New book! Points of Contact

12 December 2022
This book by Lasse Lychnell is a visual exploration of connection. The ability to connect—with ourselves, others, and the planet—is regarded as essential for creating a sustainable world, leading organizations, and improving our well-being.

"The young people are absolutely right when they sue the state"

08 December 2022
1,620 researchers and teachers at universities and colleges agree with the young people behind Aurora's climate requirements: They are affected, and risk being seriously affected by the climate crisis during their lifetime. Among them are several researchers from SSE.

Global Sports - When Dreams and Dark Sides Collide

07 December 2022
On Wednesday December 7th, the Center for Sports & Business at SSE held a joint alumni event together with the ESSEC Business School and WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management. This digital event was a collaboration with the Germany SSE Alumni Hub. It was the first time that these three leading European sports centres hosted a joint event.

Experienced ethnicity and migration researcher joins the CSR team

02 December 2022
Sayaka Osanami Törngren is an associate professor in international migration and ethnic relations (IMER) at the research center Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare. From now on, she will also be affiliated with CSR. "My belief is that I don’t have to be an expert in everything, but if I surround myself with people who also have great ideas and knowledge, we can come together and achieve great things. I am looking forward to exchanging knowledge, perspectives, and visons with the other members of the team", she says.

Could changes in the migration law attract foreign entrepreneurs?

15 November 2022
Sweden liberalized labour migration policy in 2008 to allow third-country nationals to enter Sweden for entrepreneurship, not only for work. This unique element — a residence permit for entrepreneurship — was introduced by changes in the migration law. But has it been successful? CSR-affiliated researcher Aliaksei Kazlou took a closer look at the matter together with fellow researcher Susanne Urban.

Under-employing skilled migrants and the case of benevolent discrimination

15 November 2022
Why do highly skilled migrants encounter difficulties getting a skilled job? And at what point does being benevolent become discrimination? Professor Laurence Romani visits the podcast Sound Economy to talk about her research on skilled migrants in the workplace.

Score Anniversary Seminar 2022: Fraternal Relations in Monasteries: The Laboratory of Love

14 November 2022
Welcome to a Score Anniversary Seminar on Thursday 1 December 2022! Mikaela Sundberg, Professor of Sociology, will present the book Fraternal relations in monasteries: The laboratory of love. Commentators: Maria Törnqvist, Department of Sociology, Uppsala University and Nils Brunsson, Score. After the seminar Score offers refreshments and live music.

Sports/Author Talk: Olof Lundh and his new book Templet i Öknen

11 November 2022
On November 11, we had the pleasure of welcoming the celebrated sports journalist Olof Lundh to a lunch event to talk about his brand new book Templet I Öknen (The Temple in the Desert). The event was co-organized by SSE Sport Initiative and SSE Literary Agenda.

Interaction between market and state crucial for a sustainable development

11 November 2022
Professor Emeritus Lars-Gunnar Mattsson has been involved in academic research and education since the 1960’s. Over the decades, his research has covered aspects of industry and distribution structure and dynamics, industrial marketing and internationalization with a focus on interorganizational relationships. More recently, he has begun to focus on sustainable development as dependent on interaction between market governance and state governance.

Open Seminar at Score: Corinna Kruse

09 November 2022
Welcome to a seminar on 17 November with Corinna Kruse, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Thematic Studies – Technology and Social Change, Linköping University, and Score Fellow.