I have a PhD in Political Science. In my current position, at Region Örebro County, my job is to strengthen the conditions for civil society and social economy. I am coordinating the Partnership for Social Innovation in Örebro County, has a long experience of national and international projects on social economy and I am affiliated with the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions as an expert on social enterprises. I am the author of a recent national handbook on collaboration between public sector and social enterprises and an expert in GECES – the European Commission Expert group on Social Economy and Social Enterprises.