LSE Podcasts

In 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor John Owen, Ambassador Henry J. and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Professor of Politics, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, and an Academic Visitor at Nuffield College, University of Oxford from January to June 2024.

They discussed his new book, ‘The Ecology of Nations: American Democracy in a Fragile World Order’, the United States’ changing foreign policy objectives, and the move from welfare liberalism to open liberalism in the post-war period and beyond.

You can read Professor Owens’ recent article for USAPP, ‘How pluralistic liberalism can protect democracy in a time of contested world order’ here - https://wp.me/p3I2YF-dDK.

This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

In April 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Elizabeth Ingleson, Assistant Professor in the Department of International History at LSE and Centre Affiliate of the Phelan US Centre. They spoke about Dr Ingleson’s new book, Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade. They also discussed the evolution of the US-China trade relationship since the 1970s, including the role played by US policymakers and capitalist interests.

Dr Elizabeth Ingleson will be launching her new book at the LSE Phelan US Centre event, ‘Made in China: When US-China interests converged to transform global trade’, on Tuesday 7 May from 5pm to 6:30pm at LSE. More details about how to attend in person and online are here - https://www.lse.ac.uk/united-states/events/2024-events/Made-in-China-When-US-China-Interests-Converged-to-Transform-Global-Trade.

This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

In March 2024, the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Elizabeth Saunders, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University about her new book, ‘The Insiders’ Game: How Elites Make War and Peace’ and the role of ‘elites’ in US foreign policymaking.

This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.

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)

Why do some countries, such as China and Russia, stand outside of the liberal international order and oppose values that the West takes for granted – values such as liberty and democracy? For the late Professor Christopher Coker the answer lay in the rise of a new political entity, the civilizational state. In an episode of LSE iQ which explored China’s position in the world in the coming century, Professor Coker talked about this, the potential for war between the United States and China and what that might look like.

Christopher Coker, was Professor of International Relations at LSE for almost four decades, and co-Director of LSE IDEAS, LSE’s foreign policy think tank. He was a scholar of war and warfare. This episode of LSE iQ is a lightly edited version of our 2019 interview recorded before the COVID pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is dedicated to his memory.

Contributors

Professor Christopher Coker

Research

The Rise of the Civilizational State by Christopher Coker

The Improbable War, China, the United States and the Logic of Great Power Conflict by Christopher Coker

LSE iQ is a university podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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)

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)

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/

Are we on the verge of a weight-loss revolution?

Are weight-loss jabs the answer to Britain’s obesity crisis? Should we be doing more to tackle the root causes?

Joanna Bale talks to Helen, who found Ozempic ‘life-changing’, Clinical Psychologist Sarah Appleton, and LSE’s Nikki Sullivan & Paul Frijters.

Research links:

The relationship between obesity and self-esteem: longitudinal evidence from Australian adults by Sophie Byth, Paul Frijters and Tony Beatton:

https://academic.oup.com/ooec/article/doi/10.1093/ooec/odac009/6751730?login=true

LSE iQ is a university podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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)