NEWS

With a team of over 50 people, CUSP is a busy research centre, engaged in a variety of projects. We produce working papers, journal articles, blogs and public events, we respond to government enquiries, commission essays, and contribute to the publication of books. CUSP is also involved in numerous research cooperations with other institutions. On this page you’ll find updates from the various engagements of the centre. Videos and podcasts can be found on our media page.

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November 21, 2017
Sustainable Prosperity and Democracy—A Research Agenda | Working Paper by Marit Hammond and Graham Smith
November 17, 2017
Meritocracy vs. Social Cohesion: A Review of The Acting Class (UK, 2017)—By Anthony Killick
November 14, 2017
Climate Innovation Insights: Accelerating the transition to sustainable production systems | Edited by Geraldine Brennan
November 13, 2017
Why do we still worship at the altar of economic growth? | Blog by Donald Hirsch

Understanding and Practising Sustainable Consumption in Early Motherhood
November 8, 2017
Sustainable Consumption in Early Motherhood | Journal Paper by Kate Burningham and Sue Venn
November 7, 2017
Podcast | BBC World Service | Tim Jackson in discussion w Annie Quick, Daniel Ben-Ami and Jared Bernstein
November 5, 2017
The Good Life?—Review of Monbiot’s Out of the Wreckage | By Richard Douglas
October 19, 2017
Why we’ve never had it so good, yet everything has to change | Blog by Jonathan Rowson

Moments of Change—Are lifecourse transitions opportunities for moving to more sustainable #consumption?
Moments of Change—Opportunities for moving to more sustainable consumption? | Working Paper by K Burningham and S Venn
October 18, 2017
This new world—Reframing the distribution of rewards | Huffington Post Blog by Tim Jackson
October 17, 2017
World development within Planetary Boundaries | Lecture with Johan Rockström
October 9, 2017
Life beyond Capital | Essay by John O’Neill
October 3, 2017
A fair days wage for a fair days work? | Blog by Simon Mair
Money might grow on trees: Investing in natural capital to improve resilience | Blog by Alex White
September 29, 2017
Innovation for wellbeing—social enterprises developing creative alternatives to conventional services | Blog by Fergus Lyon
September 28, 2017
Who should pay for climate change damage? | Blog by John Vogler and Marit Hammond
September 21, 2017
Broken promises—the engine of consumerism | Blog by Tim Jackson
September 20, 2017
Realising the Future—Politics and methodologies of economic expectation | Workshop, 20 Dec 2017
September 19, 2017
Local Action for Sustainable Prosperity | Seminar w Joan Walley, 19 Oct 2017
Podcast | World Accumulation and Planetary Life | Lecture by Jason W. Moore
Podcast | Social Limits to Growth—Implications for Sustainable Prosperity | APPG Evening Debate
Young Lives in Seven Cities—A scoping study for the CYCLES project | Working Paper by S Nissen et al
September 18, 2017
Navigating social and commercial objectives in social enterprise | CUSP at #ESRCFestival of Social Science
Sustainable Prosperity Ideas | CUSP Summer School 2017
September 13, 2017
More Fun Less Stuff? Exploring Young People’s Everyday Consumption | A research log
August 21, 2017
Call for Papers — Cultural Trends Special Issue: After the Creative Economy
August 15, 2017
From Economic Growth to Growth in Wellbeing | Resurgence Festival w Tim Jackson, 23 Sept 2017
The future of jobs: is decent work for all a pipe dream? | Blog by Tim Jackson
Young lives in seven cities | CYCLES project launch, 19 Sept 2017
August 13, 2017
Financial institutions and the fiduciary duty | A roundtable for businesses
August 4, 2017
Chasing good work – reflections on The Taylor Review | By Simon Mair and Agni Dikaiou
At the interface | Prof Fergus Lyon presenting CUSP research at #AOM2017
August 2, 2017
Commons, capabilities and collective action. A response to Ingrid Robeyns | by Emilia Melville
July 25, 2017
The role of the Circular Economy in Sustainable Prosperity | Blog by Geraldine Brennan
July 24, 2017
More value from less food? | Blog by Charles Seaford
July 19, 2017
Stoke, the City of Culture? | Blog by Jonathan Ward
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