News News from the Stockholm School of Economics covers research, education, and developments across the School. Find updates on new research, faculty insights, and activities involving students and partners. Theme All themes AI Accounting Arts and culture Awards and scholarships Business Career Defense Economics Education Energy and natural resources Entrepreneurship and innovation Environment Equality and inequality Finance FREE Gender Governance Happiness and wellbeing Health Leadership and management Migration and integration Politics Rankings Resilience Retail Sports Student life Sustainability Tech Work Type All types Press release News Vacancy Research Filter news Can autocrats “win” trust by announcing big turnout? Type: Research Date: 24 Feb 2026 Authoritarian elections are often described as largely symbolic exercises: the outcome feels decided, yet leaders still spend huge effort staging voting day. A new policy brief analysis by Anastasiia Arbuzova, Postdoctoral Researcher at SITE, highlights that a single indicator - reported turnout - can meaningfully shape how legitimate people think an autocratic government is. Open seminar at Score(4) Type: News Date: 23 Feb 2026 Welcome to a seminar on Thursday, 5 March 2026, with Dr. Jonathan Foster, postdoctoral researcher at the Department of English, Stockholm University. EU careers in focus: from traineeships to policy roles Type: News Date: 20 Feb 2026 Paid traineeships, policy jobs and international career paths were in focus when EU recruitment coordinator Asia Riazantceva visited SSE. Students received practical advice on how to apply for EU roles - and how to start preparing already during their studies. AI Salon: Development Through Shared Challenges And Insights Type: News Date: 20 Feb 2026 To kick off Sport & Business Week, IDU hosted an AI Salon, creating a platform for entrepreneurs and professionals to collaborate and exchange ideas. The result? Honest dialogue, lively discussions, and seeds planted for future innovation. How commercialization changed Swedish football Type: News Date: 19 Feb 2026 What happens when a sport becomes more commercialized and globalized? How does it affect its culture and local communities? These and many other questions were explored when Olof Lundh discussed his book "Den sista lägerelden" at the Stockholm School of Economics. Sweden backs Ukraine as Russia’s finances strain Type: News Date: 19 Feb 2026 Sweden has pledged SEK 114 billion in support to Ukraine – its largest commitment to another country in modern times. At a seminar hosted by the European Parliament in Stockholm, Torbjörn Becker, Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), warned that Russia’s war economy is under mounting pressure and argued that sustained Western support can ultimately determine the outcome. 37 38 39 40 41 ... 485
Can autocrats “win” trust by announcing big turnout? Type: Research Date: 24 Feb 2026 Authoritarian elections are often described as largely symbolic exercises: the outcome feels decided, yet leaders still spend huge effort staging voting day. A new policy brief analysis by Anastasiia Arbuzova, Postdoctoral Researcher at SITE, highlights that a single indicator - reported turnout - can meaningfully shape how legitimate people think an autocratic government is.
Open seminar at Score(4) Type: News Date: 23 Feb 2026 Welcome to a seminar on Thursday, 5 March 2026, with Dr. Jonathan Foster, postdoctoral researcher at the Department of English, Stockholm University.
EU careers in focus: from traineeships to policy roles Type: News Date: 20 Feb 2026 Paid traineeships, policy jobs and international career paths were in focus when EU recruitment coordinator Asia Riazantceva visited SSE. Students received practical advice on how to apply for EU roles - and how to start preparing already during their studies.
AI Salon: Development Through Shared Challenges And Insights Type: News Date: 20 Feb 2026 To kick off Sport & Business Week, IDU hosted an AI Salon, creating a platform for entrepreneurs and professionals to collaborate and exchange ideas. The result? Honest dialogue, lively discussions, and seeds planted for future innovation.
How commercialization changed Swedish football Type: News Date: 19 Feb 2026 What happens when a sport becomes more commercialized and globalized? How does it affect its culture and local communities? These and many other questions were explored when Olof Lundh discussed his book "Den sista lägerelden" at the Stockholm School of Economics.
Sweden backs Ukraine as Russia’s finances strain Type: News Date: 19 Feb 2026 Sweden has pledged SEK 114 billion in support to Ukraine – its largest commitment to another country in modern times. At a seminar hosted by the European Parliament in Stockholm, Torbjörn Becker, Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), warned that Russia’s war economy is under mounting pressure and argued that sustained Western support can ultimately determine the outcome.
