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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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July 17, 2017
Climate Politics in Interesting Times | Workshop
Better disclosure, better returns | Blog by Alex White
July 14, 2017
After Urban Creative Economies | RGS-IBG Annual Conference w Kate Oakley and Jon Ward
July 13, 2017
What makes for a good life in Stoke-On-Trent? | Workshop Report
June 27, 2017
Critters, Critics, and Californian Theory – review of Haraway’s Staying with the Trouble
Where there is no vision, the people perish: a utopian ethic for a transformed future | Essay by Ruth Levitas
June 26, 2017
Social enterprise for sustainable societies | 6th EMES conference w Fergus Lyon
June 25, 2017
The challenge of stuff | Sue Venn presenting CUSP paper at #BSG17
June 21, 2017
More fun with less stuff? CUSP researcher Amy Isham is putting ‘Flow’ to the test
The social economy and sustainable prosperity | Blog by Ian Vickers
June 20, 2017
Learning to Thrive | Innovation Unit event with Tim Jackson, London 28 June
June 16, 2017
Ecological Economics in action | CUSP paper presentations at ESEE 2017 Conference Budapest
Shifting the social imaginary | Blog by Jonathan Rowson
June 13, 2017
Early stage investing into sustainable green SMEs | CUSP session at SME finance conference, 20 June
June 11, 2017
Podcast | Can economies thrive without growth? | Tim Jackson in conversation w Matthew Taylor
June 2, 2017
The Politics of Sustainable Prosperity | Research Workshop – Keele, 11 July 2017
May 31, 2017
The uncanniness of climate – Review of Morton’s Hyperobjects
Small Business Social Responsibility: A critical look at the ‘Creating Shared Value’ lens
May 20, 2017
A competitive economy needs an ambitious low carbon policy | Blog by Nick Molho
May 16, 2017
A Progressive Anthropocene? – Review of The Breakthrough Institute’s Love Your Monsters
May 10, 2017
Freedom and Responsibility—Sustainable Prosperity through a Capabilities Lens | Essay by Ingrid Robeyns
May 8, 2017
How to kick the growth addiction | Tim Jackson in conversation with Allen White
The welfare state’s role in the transition to sustainable prosperity | Guest Blog by Dan Bailey
April 28, 2017
Seeking a sustainable finance plan for the UK | Blog by Alex White

Imagining beyond consumerism
April 27, 2017
Imagining a world beyond consumerism | Blog by Jonathan Rowson
Prosperity without Growth—Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow | By Tim Jackson
April 24, 2017
Thriving beyond Surviving | Seminar with Maja Göpel and Katherine Trebeck, 15 May 2017
April 19, 2017
Conservation and the real world | Earth Optimism Summit with Tim Jackson
April 15, 2017
The political nature of sustainable prosperity | Panel session w Joan Walley and Fanny Broholm
April 5, 2017
Circular Economy Business Models and Sustainable Prosperity | Seminar with Geraldine Brennan, 26 April
Seriously Modelling what Matters | UKSD 2017 Annual Conference with Aled Jones
March 30, 2017
Recovering the Social | BSA Annual Conference 2017 with Kate Burningham and Sue Venn
March 29, 2017
Reporting Climate Survival – Review of Gaia Vince’s Adventures in the Anthropocene
Artists as workers. A response to John Bellamy Foster | by Kate Oakley
March 25, 2017
Inclusive and Sustainable Economies Powering the SDGs | Tim Jackson at international PAGE conference, Berlin
March 23, 2017
Fostering Visual Self-Governance in Zambia | Blog by Kerstin Hacker
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