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What actually happens when schools ban smartphones - but not all in the same way?
23 May 2025
Turns out, how you ban phones matters - a lot. A new master's student thesis from SSE shows big differences in how school smartphone rules affect students focus, friendships and sense of safety.
Procurement in uncertain times: MTC-dagen 2025 at SSE
13 May 2025
Yesterday, the Stockholm School of Economics hosted this year's MTC-dagen - an annual event focused on current and important topics in procurement. This year's theme was highly relevant: how procurement is affected by today's new security challenges.
SSE researchers presented new findings on low-performing schools at Skolriksdagen 2025
07 May 2025
Yesterday at Skolriksdagen 2025, Ema Demir and Stefan Arora-Jonsson from the House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP) at the Stockholm School of Economics presented new research on how to improve academic outcomes in schools with persistently low performance.
Supreme Commander visits SSE to discuss security in a shifting world
25 April 2025
On April 24, the Center for Security and Resilience and the Academic Officer Society hosted a lunch lecture with General Michael Claesson, Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, at the Stockholm School of Economics.
Vacancy: Executive Director & Administrative Manager - Research Support
03 April 2025
The role is split into two main areas: as the Executive Director for GaPP and as the Administrative Manager for SIR.
Training Ukrainian officials for EU accession negotiations
21 March 2025
SSE faculty is helping Ukrainian diplomats and civil servants prepare for EU accession talks through hands-on negotiation training in Kyiv. By drawing lessons from past EU enlargement processes, participants practice strategies and develop skills crucial for navigating the complexities of membership discussions.
Research Project on School Principals’ Leadership Autonomy in Sweden
13 March 2025
Researchers from the Stockholm School of Economics and Jönköping University are investigating the factors shaping school principals' managerial discretion in Sweden’s primary education system.
Vinnova Grant Awarded for Research on Public Sector System Transformation
20 January 2025
Organiseringen av arbetet mot välfärdsbrottslighet i ett kommunalt perspektiv – en redogörelse av begreppet, arbetssätten och kommunens roll
11 December 2024
Omfattningen av välfärdsbrottsligheten har ökat och utvecklats till ett systematiskt samhällsproblem. Syftet för denna rapport är att öka förståelsen för hur välfärdsbrottsligheten förstås i ett kommunalt perspektiv och hur arbetet kring välfärdsbrottsligheten organiseras i ett kommunalt perspektiv.
Welfare crime from a municipal perspective
11 December 2024
The extent of crimes against the welfare system has increased and developed into a systematic societal problem. The purpose of this report is to enhance understanding of welfare crime from a municipal perspective as well as to elucidate municipal efforts to organise it.