Democracy and society

Despite rapid technological progress, productivity growth has slowed across advanced economies. In Sweden, as in other advanced economies, productivity growth has been...

Swedish parliamentary democracy functions well in several respects. Parliament legislates at a stable pace and the scrutiny by the Committee on the...

The business sector plays a central role in maintaining essential services such as energy, transport, food and water supply, electronic communications, pharmaceuticals and healthcare — all indispensable both...

Ahead of every election, concerns resurface about the impact of misinformation on voters. Public debate often highlights the role of the media...

How can banks improve their ability to detect and prevent money laundering and organized crime? What lessons can Sweden draw from other...

According to the new SNS report “Regional Dynamics in Sweden: Historical Trends and Future Challenges”, regional economic disparities in Sweden are now...

According to the new SNS report Sweden’s Regional Dynamics, regional economic disparities in Sweden are now greater than at any point in...

Over four out of ten of all individuals previously convicted of a crime return to criminal activities within a few years’ time. To reduce the risk of recidivism and the resulting costs to society, it is important to identify what factors causally impact reoffending. This, in turn, offers the basis for more evidence-based criminal justice policies, as argued by economist Randi Hjalmarson in a new SNS report.

Over four out of ten of all individuals previously convicted of a crime return to criminal activities within a few years’ time. To reduce the risk of recidivism and the resulting costs to society, it is important to identify what factors causally impact reoffending. This, in turn, offers the basis for more evidence-based criminal justice policies, as argued by economist Randi Hjalmarson in a new SNS report.

Organized crime is becoming a growing problem for Swedish companies. A new SNS report shows that the efforts to combat the mafia in Italy may offer us valuable lessons. In Italy, the so-called “three legs” – political commitment, adequate laws and civil society engagement – have played a key role in terms of successfully combatting the mafia, writes political scientist Carina Gunnarson.