La croissance vous rend malheureux… mais comment s’en passer? | Élucid Media Interview
In this interview with Olivier Berruyer for Élucid, Tim Jackson explores how capitalism has made growth and consumption central to our idea of happiness—while relying on permanent dissatisfaction to keep going. Leaving consumerism behind, he suggests, is not a step backwards, but an essential step towards a truly prosperous and sustainable society.
Life after Growth | Leven na de groei podcast
During a recent visit to the Netherlands, Tim Jackson joined Paul Schenderling for a conversation on post-growth economics, ecological limits, and the future of prosperity. The discussion explores ideas from Prosperity without Growth and The Care Economy, and examines how ecological-economic thinking can inform social and policy change.
Creating a Care Economy | The Deep Dive podcast
In this episode of The Deep Dive, host Phillip McKenzie speaks with Tim Jackson about his latest book, The Care Economy. The conversation examines how the pandemic and recent global conflicts have underscored care's critical importance, yet revealed its consistent neglect within current economic systems focused primarily on growth and profit.
A world that might just work | Free Forum podcast
In a wide-ranging and deeply reflective conversation with Terrence McNally on Free Forum: A World That Just Might Work, Tim Jackson explores the themes of his latest book, The Care Economy. Against a backdrop of global instability and the rise of authoritarianism, Jackson argues that now, more than ever, is the time to advocate for an economy built on care rather than growth.
Fuck the Patriarchy | Keen On America podcast
As one of the most illustrious rock stars of the sustainability movement, Tim Jackson suggests that we must “fuck the patriarchy” to get beyond capitalism. In his new book, The Care Economy, Jackson argues that our growth-obsessed capitalist economic system is fundamentally dysfunctional, prioritizing wealth accumulation over health and wellbeing.
The Political Economy of Care | Economics for Rebels podcast
In this episode of the Economics for Rebels podcast, Tim Jackson speaks to Alexandra Köves about care as a philosophical principle and economic imperative—challenging the deep structures of a growth-driven patriarchal economy and its systemic neglect of wellbeing.
Bringing wellbeing back into our politics | Another Europe is Possible podcast
In an age of war and permanent crisis, is it all too easy to forget the fundamentals? How do we look after each other, care for one another and create economies that prioritise our human development? In this podcast, Seema Syeda and Zoe Williams welcome back Tim Jackson to talk about his new book, The Care Economy (Polity 2025).
Audiobook | Post Growth—Life After Capitalism, narrated by Tim Jackson
We are pleased to announce the release of the audiobook edition of Tim Jackson's prize-winning "Post Growth—Life After Capitalism". Through his own narration, Tim brings a personal touch to the profound themes of Post Growth, offering an accessible and engaging experience for audiences to absorb his insights on the go.
Blame Capitalism: Degrowing Pains | Vox.com podcast
#TodayExplained Podcast with Tim Jackson investigating the ailing capitalist model, and ‘why the degrowth movement is having a moment’. Tim recently joined Noel King for her vox.com series on ‘Blame Capitalism’ to discuss the subject, and the emerging relevance of postgrowth economics and policy making.
NZ International Science Festival
The New Zealand International Science Festival hosted Prof Jackson this year with the support of the British Council New Zealand and the Pacific. He is joined by the Director of the Centre For Sustainability, Caroline Orchinson, for this evening talk.
Full Circle Brussels: Imagining a postgrowth economy
To provide prosperity for all while respecting planetary boundaries, it is imperative we transcend both the conventional growth-centred worldview and our growth-dependent economic and social systems. Tim Jackson explores how to get there.
Echoes of immortality: Art and the Wellbeing Economy
Sustainability is the art of living well within the ecological limits of a finite planet. Art is more than an instrument in this project. It’s the very nature of it.A talk delivered by Tim Jackson for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Ireland Hub, March 2023.
Imagining life after capitalism | Radio NZ with Kim Hill
Tim Jackson was invited onto the Radio NZ Saturday Morning programme with Kim Hill to discus post-growth economics, staggering inequalities legitimated by the trickle-down ideology, and the motivation for his most recent book Post Growth-life after capitalism.
Mum, Will the Planet Die Before I Do? | Climate parenting podcast series with CUSP
In an exciting new partnership with Corner Shop Media Productions, Parents for Future UK and Zero Carbon Guildford, CUSP is co-sponsoring a new weekly podcast series hosted by seasoned journalists Babita Sharma and Katy Glassborow. Mum, Will the Planet Die Before I Do? explores our role as parents and carers in tackling the climate crisis.
The Problematic Role of Materialistic Values in the Pursuit of Sustainable Well-Being | Journal paper
Strong materialistic values help to maintain consumer capitalism, but they can have negative consequences for individual well-being, for social equity and for environmental sustainability. In this paper, we add to the existing literature on the adverse consequences of materialistic values by highlighting their negative association with engagement in attitudes and actions that support the achievement of sustainable well-being.
Self-transcendent experiences and sustainable prosperity | Journal Paper
The achievement of sustainable prosperity requires the enhancement of human wellbeing alongside increased care for the environment. In this working paper, Patrick Elf, Amy Isham and Tim Jackson explore the emerging potential of Self-Transcendent Experiences (STEs) to deliver beneficial effects on human wellbeing and sustainable attitudes and behaviours.
The Art Of Power
CUSP Director Tim Jackson reflects on the life of and work of the late Thich Nhat Hanh and its relevance for contemporary debates about the meaning of prosperity and power. (This blog first appeared ...
Book launch: Wie wollen wir leben?—Tim Jackson in conversation with Barbara Unmüßig
On 18 October 2021, Tim Jackson talks to Barbara Unmüßig, director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, about the German edition of his latest book Post Growth—’Wie wollen wir leben?’ (Oekom, 2021). The book is not just a manifesto for system change, but an invitation to rekindle a deeper conversation about the nature of the human condition.
Inside Impact Investing | Triodos Podcast
Impact investing is a driving force in the transition to a more inclusive and sustainable world. In this podcast series, Tim Jackson and Hans Stegeman discuss the shortcomings of our current economic system and explore how the financial sector can play a crucial role in providing the capital needed to realise real and profound change.
Circular Metabolism | Podcast
The Circular Metabolism podcast is hosted by Aristide Athanassiadis from Metabolism of Cities. In his podcast he interviews thinkers, researchers, policy makers and practitioners to better understand the metabolism of our cities and how to reduce their environmental impact in a socially just and context-specific way.
Imagining Life after Capitalism | FreshEd podcast with Tim Jackson
In this podcast Will Brehm and Tim Jackson talk about the power of ideas and imagine what life might look like after capitalism. In his new book, Post Growth: Life after capitalism, Tim shows the limits of the dominant metaphors used to explain our current world and argues for new metaphors to help imagine a sustainable, just, and creative future.
Video | Ökonomie jenseits der Schwäbischen Hausfrau
Conversation with Mathew D. Rose as part of the event series “Ökonomie jenseits der Schwäbischen Hausfrau”, hosted by Brave New Europe, Helle Panke eV and the Rosa Luxemburg Stfitung. More details via the Brave New Europe website.
