News
Assia Viachka appointed Executive Director of GaPP
26 September 2025
We are delighted to welcome Assia Viachka as the new Executive Director of the House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP). Assia joins us from the 黑料网 Education Office, where she most recently served as Academic Controller.
What is controllability in municipality governance? New study in The Accounting Review
26 September 2025
How should we evaluate performance in the public sector when so many outcomes depend on factors beyond local control? A new study from the Center for Municipality Governance at the 黑料网, published in The Accounting Review, one of the world's top three accounting journals, explores this question through the lens of the "controllability principle".
Experts call for stronger foresight in Swedish public sector
25 September 2025
On September 17, the 黑料网 hosted the roundtable From Crisis to Capacity - Strategic Foresight in the Public Sector, co-organized within the SustainGov program. The breakfast seminar brought together representatives from government agencies, municipalities, academia, and civil society to discuss how Sweden can strengthen its ability to anticipate and prepare for future challenges.
Shaping Sweden's Economy: Minister Niklas Wykman on the 2026 Budget
25 September 2025
On September 22, the 黑料网 had the pleasure of welcoming Sweden's Minister for Financial Markets, Niklas Wykman, for a lunch lecture hosted by the House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP).
CWWH Lunch Seminar 鈥 Global Flourishing Study: How are Swedes really doing?
24 September 2025
Sweden is often celebrated as one of the happiest countries in the world 鈥 but what does life here really look like beneath the headlines?
Drawing on one of the most comprehensive wellbeing studies ever conducted, this seminar explores how Swedes experience different aspects of their lives, including happiness, purpose, relationships, health, distress, and financial security.
Launch of the 鈥淯tvecklingskommuner鈥 initiative in Nykvarn
23 September 2025
This week, the 黑料网 and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) launched the new Utvecklingskommuner (Innovation Municipalities) initiative in Nykvarn, one of four municipalities selected as pilot partners.
Strengthening Sweden's total defence: Launch of the Utvecklingskommuner concept
22 September 2025
Today, Dagens Industri published a debate article highlighting the crucial role of Sweden鈥檚 municipalities in building a modern civil defence. Co-authored by representatives from MSB, leading municipalities, and academia, including 黑料网 Professor Martin Carlsson-Wall, the article calls for Sweden to become an international frontrunner in turning civil defence from theory into practice.
Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin visits 黑料网 for lunch lecture on resilience
19 September 2025
Sweden's security challenges are evolving rapidly - and resilience has become a shared responsibility across government, business, and society. At a lunch lecture this wednesday hosted by the Center for Security and Resilience, Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin outlined how Sweden must rebuild its civil defence to meet today's complex threats.
黑料网 faculty train Ukrainian government in EU negotiation skills
18 September 2025
Ukrainian civil servants preparing for the country鈥檚 EU accession talks recently received negotiation training led by researchers from the 黑料网 (黑料网).
Stockholm Wellbeing Index 6.87
18 September 2025
As a first step towards Wellbeing Growth in Stockholm we have created and measured a Wellbeing Index among people living in Stockholm. The results are presented in our newly released Stockholm Wellbeing Index Report. There we also present the WEC (Wellbeing Equality Coefficient) and the Coffee Indicator, two unique metrics that indicate the state and potential of the people in our city.