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A new Memorandum of Understanding between the Swedish government and leading Swedish companies secures long‑term funding for the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), reinforcing Sweden’s support for research‑based policy and institution‑building across Eastern Europe.

Mission-driven innovation projects are meant to solve society's biggest challenges. But new research from the ºÚÁÏÉçÏÂÔØ shows that the way these projects are organised risks directing attention away from local and regional needs - limiting their potential for real-world impact.

Some governments are resistant to adopting gender quota laws that would force parties to promote more women on the ballot – but competition can nudge parties there. This new policy brief analysis, by Pamela Campa (SITE) and Perihan Saygin (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), examines Turkey to show how one party’s push for gender equality pressured a rival to add more female candidates.

How do you build a career at the heart of Europe? Yesterday's event at the ºÚÁÏÉçÏÂÔØ brought together students, experts, and EU professionals to explore that very question.

The Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication hosted a StratCom Lunch with former Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström to discuss diplomacy, European cooperation, and global power shifts.

On October 3, the House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP) and the Swedish House of Finance (SHoF) co-hosted a seminar on Europe's green industrial transformation.

The Forum for Research on Eastern Europe: Climate and Environment (FREECE) and the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) invite paper submissions from economics, political science, and related fields for a one-day workshop at the ºÚÁÏÉçÏÂÔØ on Friday, November 28, 2025.

Ukrainian civil society groups across Northern Europe are doing vital, but often invisible, work to support both displaced Ukrainians and advocacy for Ukraine. A new policy brief by Anna Anisimova (SITE) and Alina Zubkovych (NUF) explore how these groups operate, where they struggle, and how governments could better support their efforts.

What can Sweden learn from Ukraine’s wartime resilience - and when must we find our own answers? On September 26, the Center for Security and Resilience (CfSR) at the ºÚÁÏÉçÏÂÔØ hosted its second Academic Insights Breakfast Seminar, focusing on crisis preparedness and the role of municipalities in civil defence.

Our doctoral student, Mara Bălașa, has recently published an article in Engelsberg Ideas, offering a nuanced exploration of Romania’s cultural identity and its long-standing orientation towards the West.