For Christian Danielsson, freedom and democracy have always been very close to his heart: as a young student and throughout his career. His interests in history, politics, and international relations...

Lars Arrhenius´ video artwork is a playful yet serious portrait of the Stockholm School of Economics – an interpretation and ideal image, simultaneously. It depicts the school's relationship to the...

Policy brief: Some recently discovered money laundering schemes have funnelled large amounts of illegal money from former soviet states through European banks. This note briefly describes the...

Most reports on the labor-market effects of the first wave of COVID-19 have pointed to women, low-skilled workers and other vulnerable groups being more affected. Research on the topic shows a more...

The SIR Office will be closed for summer holidays during the period of July 2 to August 10.

The eruption of war exposes women to increased gender-based violence, in the immediate conflict area as well as in the countries where they seek refuge. Acknowledging the specific conflict-related...

How consumer behaviors shifted during the COVID-19 crisis.

Named after a famous quote from 1995 by football player Eric Cantona, the film When the Seagulls follow the Trawler was born out of Klas Barbrosson’s own ornithophobia (fear of birds). “The idea for...

What was the Swedish government's approach to the pandemic, and how was it received in Sweden?

There are great expectations that vaccinations will enable a return to normality from COVID-19. However, there is massive variation in vaccination efforts, vaccine access, and attitudes to vaccination...