The Phelan United States Centre at LSE is a hub for global expertise, analysis and commentary on America. Produces @LSE_Ballpark & @LSEUSAblog.
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💡 Speaker Spotlight - Prof Fredrick C. Harris (@Columbia)
We’re beginning our speaker spotlight series with Professor Fredrick C. Harris who will join our panel on 4 November 2026, for the Making Sense of the US Midterms 2026 event.
Register here: lse.ac.uk/united-states/even…
For @LSEUSAblog, Professor Christopher A. Cooper (@WCU) examines why North Carolina’s Senate race has shifted from a predicted nail biter, to one that is increasingly favouring Democrat Roy Cooper.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20…
For @LSEUSAblog, Percy Yixuanchen Yu (Nanjing University) examines whether the millions of dollars flowing into the Texas Senate race can build lasting Democratic Party capacity beyond a single election.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20…
🎧 New podcast episode!
For the latest episode of @LSE_Ballpark , we spoke to Professor Jack Rakove, who argues that we have moved beyond a state of constitutional crisis to a time of what he terms, constitutional failure.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20…
📅 Event Alert: Making sense of the US midterms 2026
🗓️ Wednesday 4 November 2026 6.30pm - 8pm
📍In-person public event (Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House)
lse.ac.uk/united-states/even…
For @LSEUSAblog, Xudong Zhu (@aberdeenuni) argues that the latest summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping may have stabilised US-China relations in the short term, but has done little to build a durable framework for managing future state rivalry.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20…
🚨Our conference, Taming polarisation: Reforming the American Federal Republic is under way!
Join us online today to join in on the Q&A!
lse.ac.uk/united-states/even…
For @LSEUSAblog, Professor Habib Al Badawi (@LebaneseUni ) argues that Donald Trump’s decision to place himself at the cenre of the 2026 midterms could become a liability for Republicans.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20…
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🚨Taming Polarization: Reforming the American Federal Republic
📅16–17 October 2026
📍The Great Hall, The Marshall Building, LSE
Is federalism fuelling polarization in the US, and how federalism may be leveraged to tame it?
Register via the link below!
lse.ac.uk/United-States/even…
For @LSEUSAblog, Professor Jamie L. Carson (@universityofga) and Maximillian B. Whitford (@universityofga) argue that increasingly nationalised US elections are making the 2026 midterms harder to forecast.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20…
🚨Event Reminder!
Be sure to sign up for this Friday & Saturday's conference: Taming Polarization: Reforming the American Federal Republic taking place in the Marshall Building.
Link below for more information and registration!
🚨Taming Polarization: Reforming the American Federal Republic
📅16–17 October 2026
📍The Great Hall, The Marshall Building, LSE
Is federalism fuelling polarization in the US, and how federalism may be leveraged to tame it?
Register via the link below!
lse.ac.uk/United-States/even…
Master's students!
We are currently taking applications for a Master's student to attend and create a report for our upcoming conference, Taming Polarization: Reforming the American Federal Republic taking place on October 16 and 17!
lse.ac.uk/united-states/for-…
🎉 This year, the Phelan United States Centre is celebrating the 10th cohort of our Undergraduate Research Assistantship (UGRA) Programme.
Prospective applicants can find out more information on this year's UGRA programme and apply by following this link:lse.ac.uk/united-states/for-…
🚨Taming Polarization: Reforming the American Federal Republic
📅16–17 October 2026
📍The Great Hall, The Marshall Building, LSE
Is federalism fuelling polarization in the US, and how federalism may be leveraged to tame it?
Register via the link below!
lse.ac.uk/United-States/even…
For the @LSEUSAblog, Professor Huub nvan Baar (@KU_Leuven) and Michael Wyatt (@KU_Leuven) argue that actions taken by the Trump administration and its supporters are already affecting the conditions under which the election will be conducted.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20…
For @LSEUSAblog , David Pimenta (@icsunivlisboa) argues that the United States was founded as a republic rather than a system of direct democracy.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20…
For @LSEUSAblog, Professor Richard J. Meagher (@RandolphMacon) examines how Virginia is shaping up as an indicator of the 2026 US midterm elections, arguing that dissatisfaction with Republican governance has created an opportunity for Democrats.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20…
We're now live for the event America as a revisionist power (and what it means for the rest of the world) with Professor Phillips O’Brien of @univofstandrews - there's still time to join us online! #LSEEvents
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🎧 This International Podcast Day, listen to our recent episode of the Independent Podcast Awards nominated series of @LSE_Ballpark, "Predicting climate change with AI" with Prof Tiffany Shaw and Prof Pedram Hassanzadeh (@UChicago)
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20…
🚨Tonight!
Join Jack Rakove (@Stanford) as he disucsses if America experiencing a constitutional crisis, or if it has reached the point of constitutional failure.
📍LSE Campus, Fawcett House room 9.04
📅Today, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Register: lse.ac.uk/united-states/even…
Next week, on 29 September, the Phelan US Centre will host @JRakove (@Stanford) in conversation with Larry Krame (@LSEnews): A theory of constitutional failure: The American case
🔗 Learn more and register here: lse.ac.uk/united-states/even…
