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How digital outsiders can reshape government from within
27 May 2026
What does it take for a former tech activist to become one of the world’s most influential digital policymakers? New research from the House of Innovation shows how storytelling and strategic communication helped Taiwan’s first digital minister Audrey Tang turn outsider ideas into mainstream government policy.
How family firms can turn tradition into a digital advantage
18 May 2026
A new study from the House of Innovation shows how multigenerational family firms can use tradition, succession, and stakeholder collaboration to support digital transformation. Based on interviews with 16 Italian family firms, the researchers identify four practical “4E lessons” for navigating digital transformation.
Researcher Spotlight: Akib Khan
06 May 2026
Personal experience, global conflicts, and detailed data have reshaped the research of Akib Khan, Postdoc Fellow at the House of Sustainable Society. Learn more about his work on how global events ripple into people’s lives far beyond national borders in this Researcher Spotlight.
Preparedness dialogue: From information to action in home preparedness
02 April 2026
On Wednesday, March 26, the Center for Security and Resilience (CfSR) hosted another Preparedness Dialogue (Beredskapssamtal) at the Stockholm School of Economics. The discussion focused on home preparedness, shifting the perspective from “What should households do?” to “How do we build systems that make the right behavior easy?”
Research on school turnaround presented at ResearchEd Scandinavia 2026
26 March 2026
How can research help improve struggling schools? At ResearchEd Scandinavia 2026, CELE researcher Ema Demir presented new insights on school turnaround and leadership.
Involving AI in high-stakes decisions in real organizations
16 March 2026
As AI becomes an active participant in how organizations gather information and evaluate alternatives, new questions and challenges emerge. How do we involve AI in important decision-making? Should we do so at all? What happens if we let AI replace humans as primary decisionmakers? These questions brought researchers and tech builders together at the Stockholm School of Economics on March 13.
Live longer, work longer
05 March 2026
Why is Sweden’s pension system under increasing pressure? Johanna Wallenius, Professor at the Department to Economics, explains in Tidningen Näringslivet.
EU careers in focus: from traineeships to policy roles
20 February 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.
What Europe can learn from Ukraine's experience of information aggression
13 February 2026
How costly is it for a democracy to ignore antagonistic information threats? That question brought together Ukrainian and international researchers, policymakers, and security experts at the Stockholm School of Economics on February 12, 2026, for a high-level discussion examining the economic, political, and societal consequences of disinformation and hybrid information aggression.
Entrepreneurship has become an industry of its own, new study shows
07 November 2025
Entrepreneurship is no longer just about startups - it's now a global industry selling the dream of being an entrepreneur. A new international study reveals how the “entrepreneurship industry” not only supports entrepreneurs but actively shapes who becomes an entrepreneur, what ventures are legitimized, and how success is defined.