On October 13th, 2023, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Forum for Research on Media and Democracy in Eastern Europe (FROMDEE) hosted an academic conference on “Democratic...

Russia’s war on Ukraine entails lost human capital, both in actual lives lost and due to major disruptions to key functions of the society, such as education and research. In light of this, the FREE...

Nils-Erik Wirsäll (1916-2008) was president of ICA AB 1972-1978 and a member of ICA’s board 1972-1984. He has also been the chairman of Ahlsell and Procordia, as well as vice chairman of Skandia. He...

After two year’s pandemic hiatus, Almedalen week has returned to Visby. SSE will bring its vision and research to this important platform for democratic discussion, innovation and networking.

The European Japan Advanced Research Network (EJARN) Conference takes place in cooperation with GEAS at Freie Universität Berlin and is funded by Toshiba International Foundation. Due to the...

Wasps Nest (2010, Steel wire, papier maché)

Higher education in pandemic times.

Too little slack makes nonprofits fragile, while too much risks waste. A new study from the Center for Security and Resilience at the Stockholm School of Economics introduces the idea of “tappable...