Today, Almedalsveckan has kicked off and the transformation towards a sustainable society is a topic that will be frequently debated during this year's edition of the event. Several of our researchers is going to take part in various events.

On June 29th, the Center for Sports and Business held an advisory board meeting taking place at the Stockholm School of Economics. This meeting brought together members of the Center for Sports & Business as well as members of our advisory board to discuss strategic issues for the Center’s future development.

The SIR Office will be closed for summer holidays during the period July 4 to August 7.

"Japan and Europe, Co-operating for a democratic and peaceful world" by Marie Söderberg

New article by center director Rikard Westerberg in business history journal Enterprise and Society. The article discusses the investment strategies and dismantlement of the Swedish Wage-Earner funds in the 1980s. 

It is no secret that what we eat and how this has been produced plays a large part in the process of climate change. While we know that changing our eating habits can have a meaningful impact on the environment, changing does not seem to be as easy as it sounds – especially not when factoring in the cultural meaning our culinary habits carry. Valentina Bosetti, Dr. Friederike Döbbe and Hannes Leo presented their findings during the event Tours d’ Europe, on 14 June. 

Next semester, the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication at the Stockholm School of Economics welcomes three postdoctoral fellows and one PhD fellow. These will join the Ax:son Johnson Institute for Statecraft and Diplomacy together with their peers from the University of Cambridge, King's College London, and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

SITE and NES (New Economic School) researchers investigate how multinational firms manage their relationships with governments under the threat of expropriation. Exploring micro data from the oil and gas industry worldwide, they show that the multinationals delay investment, production and tax payments by more than five years in countries with weak institutions relative to countries with strong ones. These findings are consistent with the theory suggesting that delaying rents to the government in absence of formal enforcement could decrease the risk of expropriation.

Engaging students in the world around them is the ultimate goal of the CIVICA Engage Track. Despite the challenges and limitations posed by the pandemic, SSE students Cecilia Falorni and Erik Persson say that the experience gave them many new perspectives and valuable contacts – and even some new friends. 

Laurence Romani on responsible leadership and the challenge of rethinking business as usual.