The Stockholm School of Economics will host a program aimed at equipping young professionals from Eastern Partnership countries to lead democratic change. Backed by the Swedish Institute, the initiative brings together emerging leaders for training grounded in real-world challenges and values-based leadership.

At the core of the one-semester management specialization at SSE is the real-life operations and change management project, in which the bachelor students work together with organizations from various sectors. They analyze pressing issues and proceed with delivering solutions and strategies for implementation.

Stefan Einarsson from the Department of Management and Organization provides the academic lens in Dagens Nyheter’s long-form feature on philanthropist Cristina Ljungberg and the new generation of Swedish billionaires turning to philanthropy.

Trust is eroding, young people are losing hope, and liberal democracies are under threat. But Nordic countries can be a lighthouse in turbulent times. That was the message from Iceland’s president Halla Tómasdóttir during a state visit to the Stockholm School of Economics on Thursday.

It's during times of turmoil that leadership really comes into focus. To whom do we give our vote of confidence and why? And how do they wield the power that they're given? Professor Emma Bell was recently interviewed by Emmylou Tuvhag, at Svenska Dagbladet, about charismatic and narcissistic leaders, Nordic leadership and informal leaders – from Trump to Thunberg.

Emma Bell has been appointed H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Chaired Professor in Leadership at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). A leading researcher in leadership and organisation studies, Professor Bell will focus on how leadership is performed, perceived, and shaped by societal expectations.