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The Ballpark is the LSE US Centre's regular podcast on the politics and policy of the United States. Through features and interviews with academics from the LSE and elsewhere, The Ballpark looks more closely into what's going on behind the headlines.

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The Ballpark is the LSE US Centre's regular podcast on the politics and policy of the United States. Through features and interviews with academics from the LSE and elsewhere, The Ballpark looks more closely into what's going on behind the headlines.

    The Ballpark | Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy with Professor Jennifer Carlson

    The Ballpark | Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy with Professor Jennifer Carlson

    Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Jennifer Carlson | In March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jennifer Carlson of Arizona State University, and 2022 MacArthur Fellow, about her new book, Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy. They also discuss the symbolism and political value guns have in American politics and society.
    This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.
    Contributors: Professor Jennifer Carlson (Arizona State University)

    • 1 hr 11 min
    The Ballpark | Latino Voters in the United States with Professor Jason Casellas

    The Ballpark | Latino Voters in the United States with Professor Jason Casellas

    Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Dr Jason Casellas | In March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jason Casellas about how the role of Latino voters in the United States and their changing voting patterns. They also discuss how Latino voters might influence the 2024 presidential election.
    Jason Casellas is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston and is the John G. Winant Visiting Professor for American Government at Oxford University for 2023-24.
    This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.
    Additional resources:

    The Ballpark podcast: Super Tuesday 2024 results with Professor Jason Casellas - https://wp.me/p3I2YF-dF3

     
    Contributors: Professor Jason Casellas (University of Houston and Oxford University)

    • 34 min
    The Ballpark | China Policy: The Limits of Transatlantic Convergence with Dr Mathieu Duchâtel

    The Ballpark | China Policy: The Limits of Transatlantic Convergence with Dr Mathieu Duchâtel

    Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Mathieu Duchâtel | In February 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Mathieu Duchâtel, Resident Senior Fellow and Director of International Studies at Institut Montaigne about transatlantic convergence between the EU and the United States on China policy. They also discussed the fault lines between the EU and US on China policy, and how China has responded to these divergences, including on Taiwan policy.
    This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.
    Contributors: Dr Mathieu Duchâtel (Institut Montaigne)

    • 28 min
    The Ballpark | Super Tuesday 2024 results with Professor Jason Casellas

    The Ballpark | Super Tuesday 2024 results with Professor Jason Casellas

    Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Jason Casellas | On March 5th, 16 US states and territories held primary elections to decide the 2024 Republican and Democratic presidential nominees: a day known as “Super Tuesday”. The Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jason Casellas about the Super Tuesday results, the primary race so far, and what the trends may mean for the general election in November.
    Jason Casellas is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston and is the John G. Winant Visiting Professor for American Government at Oxford University for 2023-24.
    This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.
    Additional resources:

    Phelan US Centre event recording: Déja vu all over again? Super Tuesday and the race for the presidency. 6 March 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XtA_AZWvkc
    LSE USAPP blog series on the 2024 Elections - https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/category/the-2024-elections-2/
    LSE USAPP blog Q&A series on the 2024 elections from Thomas Gift (UCL) - https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/author/thomas-gift/

    Contributors: Professor Jason Casellas (University of Houston and Oxford University)

    • 25 min
    The Ballpark | Extra Innings: The Limits of Presidential Power with Professor Andrew Rudalevige

    The Ballpark | Extra Innings: The Limits of Presidential Power with Professor Andrew Rudalevige

    Contributor(s): Andrew Rudalevige, Chris Gilson | In January 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Andrew Rudalevige, the Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government at Bowdoin College and visiting professor in the LSE’s Department of Government for the 2023-24 academic year. They spoke about the separation of powers in US government and the executive branch, and former President Trump’s potential plans to reshape the federal bureaucracy to create more political appointees if he is re-elected to the presidency in this year’s presidential election.
    This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.
    Contributors: Professor Andrew Rudalevige (Bowdoin College)

    • 55 min
    The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Bipartisanship and US Foreign Policy with Dr Jordan Tama

    The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Bipartisanship and US Foreign Policy with Dr Jordan Tama

    Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Dr. Jordan Tama | In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Jordan Tama, Provost Associate Professor at American University’s School of International Service about his new book, Bipartisanship and US Foreign Policy: Cooperation in a Polarized Age. They also discussed how party control in the US government can influence foreign policy, the changing coalitions of the Democratic and Republican parties and why some foreign policy issues have bipartisan consensus while others don’t.
    This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.
    Contributor: Dr Jordan Tama (American University)

    • 46 min

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