In this brief, Jonathan Lehne and Maiting Zhuang examines the fragility of democratic institutions in Eastern Europe, comparing expert assessments and general population surveys. Experts' concerns have intensified, yet voters in almost all new EU member states and across age groups express growing satisfaction with their democracies. The study reveals a shift where people's perception of democracy is increasingly influenced by election outcomes rather than actual institutional change, even when media freedom or judicial independence is restricted by governments.

Misum is thrilled to welcome two new platform directors; Prof. Mattia Bianchi to the Sustainable Business Development through Entrepreneurship and Innovation platform and Marieke Bos to the Sustainable Finance Initiative.

Six applications from the researchers at the Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology (DEIT) / House of Innovation were recognised by the Handelsbanken’s Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation and the Tore Browaldh Foundation.

In a new report from Antler, the Stockholm School of Economics ranks second among European academic institutions producing highly successful tech founders. SSE ranks first among Nordic schools in the report.

House of Innovation (HoI) at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) has received a historic donation from a single donor: SEK 467 million from the Erling-Persson Foundation.

On 11 May, 2023, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Forum for Research on Eastern Europe: Climate and Environment (FREECE) invited four experts to the 2023 annual Energy Talk to discuss the future of Europe’s Energy infrastructure resilience. This policy brief summarizes the main points from the presentations and discussions.

Misum Executive Director, Prof. Martina Björkman Nyqvist, was recently interviewed by Mistra, The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research.

Oskar Andrews has been awarded the SSE MBA NSHK Scholarship 2023. The scholarship is awarded next-generation leaders strengthening Norwegian and Swedish industries.

On August 14, Sofie Roy will join the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) as Senior Executive Vice President and is expected to become a driving force in SSE’s continued development in Sweden and internationally.

Jenny Ann Ax:son Johnson and Anna Sane, co-founders of Tilly, have won the Grosshandelssocieteten Grant of 100,000 SEK. The Tilly platform serves as a catalyst for improving patient well-being and achieving successful fertility treatment results.