Research news | 2021-03-02

Dealing with the contradictions of sustainability

Centre researcher and theme leader Jamila Haider explains why popular terms like sustainable development and resilience can also be problematic

Educational news | 2021-02-19

Kurserbjudande: resiliens i praktiken

Ny kurs ger en grundförståelse för resiliens och hur det kan tillämpas

Research news | 2020-12-15

The 2020 Human Development report

Centre researchers contribute extensively to report which unpacks the relationships between people and the planet

Educational news | 2020-12-10

Sign up for online PhdD course in food systems and resilience

Course provides a deeper understanding of how resilience is interpreted, applied and assessed in relation to food systems. Takes place 11 January to 31 March 2021

Research news | 2020-12-08

Centre contributes to National Academies of Sciences workshop on the state of sustainability science

The session provided scientific input to the Nobel Prize Summit “Our Planet, Our Future” to be held in Spring 2021

Research news | 2020-10-09

Why panarchy can improve ecosystem management

A successful implementation of “panarchy” thinking in the US may boost reforms of environmental laws and policies

Research news | 2020-10-08

More options now means bigger resilience in the future

New study takes first step in analysing how resilience can be measured over time

General news | 2020-09-02

Centre launches new vison and mission

Updated statements to reflect a new era for the centre and its research

Research news | 2020-05-29

Why Covid-19 and systemic risks are part of the hyper-connected world we live in

Transforming our planet into a production plant for food, fiber and fuel paves the way for new and widespread risks. It may define our future

Research news | 2020-05-26

Everything flows in social ecological systems. Research needs to adapt

Focusing on processes and relations rather than entities can help solve key challenges in sustainability research

Research news | 2020-03-10

Why constant change is more important than stability

We talk and think in terms of things and entities that are stable and unchanging. This is understandable, but misguided, researchers argue

Research news | 2019-10-11

Unsustainable science

With ever-rising demands of publications and endless tasks leaving little space for creative insight, current practice of science is unsustainable

Research news | 2019-08-23

Pioneering the science of surprise 

Crawford Stanley “Buzz” Holling, considered the father of resilience research, passed away on 16 August 2019, aged 88

Research news | 2019-05-02

Dancing on the volcano

Humanity is at a crossroads. We need to understand the underlying drivers of human behaviour to avoid collapse of the biosphere and our global civilization

Research news | 2018-12-03

Reviewing resilience in economics

Review paper summarizes scholarship of resilience and economics, and projects how management of resilience could benefit sustainability measurement

Research news | 2018-11-28

Reimagining development practice

The seventh in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-11-20

Why global perspectives matters for local development

The sixth in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-11-15

Our intertwined planet: New understandings for development

The fifth in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-11-08

The journey from theory to practice

The fourth in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-11-01

Transformation and rethinking development practice

The third in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-10-25

Taking action in a complex world

The second in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-10-17

The new context for development and why it matters

The first in a series of seven "deep dives" looking into the connections between resilience and development

Research news | 2018-09-12

Introducing Wayfinder

Centre launches new online platform for resilience assessments, representing a major innovation in resilience practice

General news | 2018-06-08

Stockholm Resilience Centre introduces new leadership group

Line Gordon appointed as centre director, Victor Galaz becomes deputy director and Carl Folke new chair of the centre’s governing board

Research news | 2018-05-28

Applying resilience thinking in Australia

First study of resilience practice across multiple cases: lessons learned from nine organizations in Australia

Research news | 2018-01-24

From conceptual la-la-land to rigorous sustainability science

Former and current PhD students from SRC propose a new framework to help early-career sustainability scholars to become “undisciplinary”

General news | 2017-06-07

An overview: The Colloquium on Resilience and Development

From 8-10 May 2017, a colloquium on resilience and development co-hosted by the GRAID programme took place in Johannesburg, South Africa

Research news | 2017-03-24

Johan Rockström receives prestigious ERC Advanced Grant

Centre director awarded funding for his research project “Earth Resilience in the Anthropocene"

Research news | 2017-03-02

Resilient cross-fertilisation

How to improve the application of resilience thinking by cross-fertilising Resilience Assessments and the Transition Movement

Research news | 2017-02-10

Power, conflicts and intentional agents in resilience research

Contrary to critics, resilience research is not blind to power structures or conflicts

Research news | 2016-12-01

An encyclopedia of resilience

Science director Carl Folke summarises more than 40 years of resilience research and why it is more relevant than ever

Research news | 2016-09-08

Building global resilience to tackle antibiotic resistance

Researchers call for stronger coordinated action to counter overuse of antibiotics

Research news | 2016-08-30

Carl Folke receives IGU Planet and Humanity Award

Recognised for his "outstanding contribution to science and action on the resilience of humanity and the planet"

Research news | 2016-05-13

Introducing Resilience 2017

Fourth triennial conference on resilience will take place in Stockholm 21-23 August 2017

Research news | 2015-11-24

Two systems of thinking for scientists

Study calls for structures that allow thinking fast and slow to spur new insights in scientific research

Research news | 2015-06-10

Growing food and children together

Seminar talk on the benefits of children being outdoor and exposed to nature

Research news | 2015-05-19

A year with Stockholm Resilience Centre

All our 2014 highlights summarized in the annual report

General news | 2015-04-15

Patterns of the Biosphere

Resilience research visualized in exhibition at Svenskt Tenn, 15 April - 15 June 2015

Research news | 2015-04-08

Seven principles for building resilience

Cambridge University Press publishes book featuring ten Centre researchers

Research news | 2015-03-05

Resilience assessment: a useful approach to navigate urban sustainability challenges

First in-depth analysis of a resilience assessment put into practice. See video

Research news | 2015-02-19

Applying resilience thinking

Seven principles for building resilience in social-ecological systems

Research news | 2015-02-19

What is resilience?

An introduction to a popular yet often misunderstood concept

Research news | 2014-05-30

Resilience for what and for whom?

Reflections on the third international conference on resilience

Research news | 2013-04-11

Building general resilience against extreme events

Nine conditions for a more all-purpose kind of resilience

Research news | 2013-02-28

Managing feedbacks in social-ecological systems

Brian Walker on how to put key resilience concepts into practice