Welcome to a seminar on Thursday 19 May with Maria-Therese Gustafsson, Assistant Professor in Political Science, Department of Political Science, Stockholm University.

En stark positivitetskultur är för många organisationer en självklarhet. Men hyllandet av framgång kan stå i vägen för innovation, menar Andreas Werr och Jonas Dahl som pekar på misslyckanden som en bättre källa till lärande.

On May 2nd, the Center for Sports and Business was invited to a partner event organized by Hammarby Football at Biblioteket Restaurang & Bar where Center Director Martin Carlsson-Wall held a lecture on the topic Life after COVID-19: How to become a winner? for Hammarby’s partners. The day was wrapped up by watching Hammarby’s home game against Malmö at Tele2 Arena.

CSR’s Research Director Susanne Sweet was moderating a SSE Alumni Webinar on Sustainable Fashion on the 20 April. Many interesting and complex sustainability issues was covered with a great panel. Here is a chance to see what was covered.

H&M's Retail Club had a sustainability workshop about resell.

A century’s worth of history and celebrated architecture meets modern art and the future in tech; The historical premises of the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) are about to get a facelift, thanks to a generous donation from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

What is the biggest problem with imposing sanctions on autocracies? How are the cost of sanctions shared across the sanctioned party? Jonathan Lehne, Assistant Professor at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), talks about the "Fortress Russia" strategy and how the Russian economy's exposure to sanctions has changed since 2014.

Can oil and gas sanctions and EU’s plans to reduce dependence on Russian energy affect EU transition to renewables? Elena Paltseva, Associate Professor at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), shares her insights and discusses the current European growth strategy.

The invasion of Ukraine has already begun reshaping the world. The bombardment of Ukrainian cities has led to the deaths of thousands of civilians and forced millions to flee the country. But the war has also completely upended the global economy. Russia is paying the heaviest economic price, as it grapples with Western-led sanctions on its banks, major industries and individuals associated with President Vladimir Putin. Can Russia's economy survive?