The 2024 US Presidential Election marked a pivotal chapter in American politics. Over the past two years, the Phelan US Centre has closely tracked key developments in the election cycle, from groundbreaking legal proceedings to transformative shifts in party leadership.
Our dedicated US Election Hub offers a platform for in-depth analysis and expert commentary through our events, blogs, and podcasts. With our new Hub, you can stay informed, engaged, and join us in exploring the dynamics that shaped this historic election.
Highlight - Trump or Harris? What the first few days of a new US presidency will look like
In the lead-up to the 2024 US Presidential Election, Professor Laura Pulido, Centennial Professor at the Phelan US Centre at LSE, explored why the election was so important not just in America but globally.
Trump or Harris? What the first few days of a new US presidency will look like | LSE Global Politics
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In the first episode of LSE's Global Politics series, Professor Peter Trubowitz, Director of the Phelan US Centre at LSE, explains what made the 2024 US Presidential Election unique from other elections cycles.
Watch the video on YouTube here.
Upcoming Events
Leadership or drift: what's next for US foreign policy?
Tuesday 21 January 2025, 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building
What will the next US president’s strategic priorities be internationally? What are the implications for Europe and the rest of the world.
In this roundtable discussion, leading experts on world affairs take stock of the international challenges and opportunities facing the new administration.
Is there a new Washington consensus?
Tuesday 11 February 2025, 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building
For roughly a quarter century after the Cold War, the Washington consensus or neoliberalism guided US foreign economic policymaking. Today, that market-oriented consensus is in tatters, as Republicans and Democrats alike have shifted toward government intervention, including industrial policy, and away from free trade.
Leading experts take stock of these developments and their international implications.
Past Events
What AI is doing to America's democracy
Tuesday 15 October 2024
In this lecture, Lawrence Lessig was joined by LSE President and Vice Chancellor Larry Kramer to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on the 2024 American election, and the implications that this will have for democracy in the future.
Déja vu all over again? Super Tuesday and the race for the presidency
Wednesday 6 March 2024
Will Super Tuesday guarantee a repeat of the 2020 contest between Joe Biden and Donald Trump? The day after this important primary contest, this panel discussion with academics and journalists reflected on the US presidential primary results and gave their predictions for the general election.
Stay informed with USAPP, our daily blog on US politics and policy, as we explore the critical issues shaping the US Presidential election. Featuring expert commentary and analysis from prominent academics, we provide comprehensive coverage of all major developments.
Don't miss our ongoing 2024 Elections series, your essential source for in-depth election analysis and coverage.
Read our recent articles in the 2024 Election series
Votes cast for Trump over ‘the economy’ may be as much about race as inflation
Jessica Eastland-Underwood argues that who the American voters trust to ‘fix the economy’—and at whose expense, can tell us a great deal about their beliefs and priorities.
Read the article here.
A race for the White House nearly two years in the making.
Dr Peter Finn charts the journey from the 2022 midterms to an election which, despite a campaign which has seen extraordinary events, may come down to the results in just seven swing states.
Read the article here.
More USAPP blog coverage of the US elections
A call to action for civic engagement and empathy to pursue a more perfect union following the 2024 US election
Donald Trump secured a second term in the White House by winning the 2024 presidential election. At a time when many in America are feeling concern, while others feel a sense of expectation, about what the next four years may bring, Keith Magee writes on the need to recommit to civic engagement and civil dialogue and to speak truth to power.
Read the article here.
Donald Trump’s election victory shows how the US is becoming a ‘checklist’ democracy
On November 6th, 2024, Donald Trump was re-elected for a second term as President of the United States. Mukulika Banerjee writes on the election results with a view outside of the Euro-American world.
Read the article here.
Abortion referendums in the 2024 elections showed that reproductive justice is popular, even in conservative areas
Brittany R. Leach writes that while Republicans won the White House and Senate in 2024, state ballot wins for reproductive freedom in conservative areas highlight the importance of linking these rights to social and economic justice.
Read the article here.
Trump’s election victory is the latest example of the paranoid style in US politics
Professor Michael Storper uses recent US electoral history to show how the Republican Party uses fears of the "other" to win and the challenge for Democrats to rebuild civic education and social capital.
Read the article here.
What Trump’s election victory may mean for the future of US-China relations
Dr Elizabeth Ingleson looks at how US-China relations may unfold in Trump’s second presidential administration following his victory in the 2024 presidential election.
Read the article here.
Trump 2.0 may be a tipping point for NATO
Professor Michael Cox looks at what a second Trump presidency might mean for NATO.
Read the article here.
As the 2024 presidential election nears, Trump and Harris make their closing arguments to their core supporters
Reflecting on the final week of the US Presidential Election campaign, Phelan US Centre Director Professor Peter Trubowitz comments on the significance of swing states in determining the final poll result.
Read the article here.
Listen to The Ballpark, our Independent Podcast Award-shortlisted podcast series, where expert academics synthesise the 2024 US elections and other critical issues shaping the United States today.
You can listen to all our episodes on SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcast and LSE Player.
Will the US remain the world’s superpower? | LSE iQ and The Ballpark podcast (21 May 2024)
In collaboration with LSE iQ, Sue Windebank and Chris Gilson spoke to LSE Phelan US Centre Affiliates Elizabeth Ingleson and John Van Reenen, and Ashley Tellis from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on the future of America's global influence.
Catch the podcast on your preferred platform here.
The social media spiral of silence with Nick Lewis | The Ballpark podcast
In this episode, we spoke Nick Lewis, a PhD student in LSE’s Department of Government and a recipient of a Phelan US Centre PhD Summer Research Grant in 2022. Nick’s research explores how social media biases democratic deliberation through the “spiral of silence.” They also discuss social media’s role in the 2024 election.
Catch the podcast on your preferred platform here.
AI and elections with Professor Lawrence Lessig | The Ballpark podcast
In this episode, we spoke to Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School.They spoke about how AI and the media can affect the legitimacy and conduct of elections, how policymakers have attempted to govern and control the use of AI and about how citizens’ assemblies could be a way to protect democracy against AI’s influence.
Catch the podcast on your preferred platform here.
The US election results will have implications beyond the federal government. In the early new year, the US Centre's State of the States project, which aims to increase knowledge and awareness of state and local policy and politics issues and improve policymaking, will be updated with new state government information.
Check out the State of the States here, and you can read about the latest developments with the project on the USAPP blog, here.
Phelan US Centre Director Professor Peter Trubowitz shared his insights on the 2024 US Presidential Elections on Bloomberg News and BBC World Service.
Catch his comments on Bloomberg News here (5th Nov 2024), and BBC World Services here (6th Nov 2024).
Phelan US Centre Affiliate Professor Michael Cox shared his insights on the US Presidential Elections and its foreign policy implications on CNN and BBC Sounds
Catch his interview with CNN here (4th Nov 2024) and BBC Sounds here (6th Nov 2024).
Phelan US Centre Affiliate Professor Fawaz Gerges discussed the likely impact of Trump's administration on the Middle East on BBC, NBC and DW News.
Catch his interview with BBC here (12th Nov 2024), NBC here (6th Nov 2024) and DW News here (6th Nov 2024).
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