Best Prof. Carlson Podcasts (2024)

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LSE: The Ballpark | The Insider's Game: How Elites Make War and Peace with Prof. Elizabeth Saunders 45:53

1h ago45:53

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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.…

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The Ballpark | Merchants of the Right with Professor Jennifer Carlson 1:11:33

11d ago1:11:33

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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 …

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China, war and the civilizational state 18:40

17d ago18:40

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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 Ch…

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The Ballpark | Latino Voters In The United States With Professor Jason Casellas 34:37

27d ago34:37

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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…

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The Ballpark | China Policy: The Limits of Transatlantic Convergence with Dr Mathieu Duchâtel 28:04

1M ago28:04

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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 d…

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The Ballpark | Super Tuesday 2024 results with Professor Jason Casellas 25:23

2M ago25:23

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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…

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Are we on the verge of a weight-loss revolution? 33:00

2M ago33:00

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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 a…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: The Limits of Presidential Power with Professor Andrew Rudalevige 55:46

2M ago55:46

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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 p…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Bipartisanship and US Foreign Policy with Dr Jordan Tama 46:07

2M ago46:07

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In January 2024 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 …

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: The Brattle Group on Reparations for Transatlantic Chattel Slavery 39:07

3M ago39:07

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In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to the authors of the Brattle Group Report on Reparations for Transatlantic Chattel Slavery, which estimates reparations for the total harm from enslavement, including to those who were enslaved and to their descendants. Dr. Coleman Bazelon, Rohan Janakiraman, and Mary Olson discuss their report and how it can inf…

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Why do so many people mistakenly think they are working class? | Extra iQ 9:38

3M ago9:38

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More than one in four people in the UK, from solidly middle-class backgrounds, mistakenly think of themselves as working-class. Why is this? In this episode of Extra iQ, a shorter style of the LSE iQ podcast, Sue Windebank speaks to Sam Friedman, a sociologist of class and inequality at LSE to find out more. Sam spoke to the podcast in November 202…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: The Future Of US - China Competition With Dr Ashley Tellis 27:58

3M ago27:58

27:58

In January 2024, the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Ashley Tellis, the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about how the US has engaged with China economically in recent decades. They discuss how the US’ strategy towards China has shifted across recent presidencies, the effectiveness …

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Why China Hawks are Wrong with Professor William Wohlforth 41:33

4M ago41:33

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In 2023, the Phelan US Centre spoke to spoke to William C. Wohlforth, Daniel Webster Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College, about the United States’ role as the world’s unipolar power. They also discuss the rise of China and what this means for the international role of the United States, and his upcoming book, with Jill Ka…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Rust Belt Union Blues with Professor Theda Skocpol 44:19

4M ago44:19

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In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University about her new book, with Lainey Newman, Rust Belt Union Blues Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party. Using Western Pennsylvania as a case study, their book examines the decline of …

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How can we tackle loneliness? 26:49

5M ago26:49

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This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘How can we tackle loneliness?’. According to the Office for National Statistics, 7.1 per cent of adults in Great Britain - nearly 4 million people - say they 'often or always' feel lonely. Look around you when you’re in a crowded place – a supermarket or an office - 1 in 14 of the people you’re looking at are likely to…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Master’s students essay competition on climate change 38:34

5M ago38:34

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In 2023, the Phelan US Centre ran an essay competition for master’s students with the prompt, “What responsibility does the US have to the rest of the world on climate change?”. In this Extra Inning, we speak to the author of the winning essay, Oscar Parry, and the runners-up, Jibran Raja and Alia Yusuf. We discuss the essay competition, what it’s …

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Religion over Race with Dr Amanda Sahar d’Urso and Dr Tabitha Bonilla 40:47

5M ago40:47

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In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Amanda Sahar d’Urso, Assistant Professor at Georgetown University and Dr Tabitha Bonilla, Associate Professor at Northwestern University, about their recent article Religion or Race? Using Intersectionality to Examine the Role of Muslim Identity and Evaluations on Belonging in the United States in the Journa…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: In Quest of a Shared Planet with Dr Naveeda Khan 53:43

6M ago53:43

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In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Naveeda Khan, associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University about her new book, In Quest of a Shared Planet: Negotiating Climate from the Global South, the role that UN Climate Change Conferences (or “COPs”) play in the global climate framework, and the relationship between t…

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Can we change the world? 29:25

6M ago29:25

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This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘Can we change the world?’ Experts will discuss how change isn't as straightforward as we'd like it to be – How it can be all in the timing and that, at times, you just need to wait for the right moment to make change happen. We’ll hear from an academic striving to become a Member of Parliament and make change from with…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: The Birth Lottery of History with Professor Robert Sampson 51:07

7M ago51:07

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In June 2023, the Phelan US Centre spoke with Robert J. Sampson the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor at Harvard University about his new study, The Birth Lottery of History. This study followed over 1,000 Americans over 23 years and looks at the effects on different age cohorts of the social transformation of crime, punishment, a…

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What’s it like to be criminalised for being gay? 30:48

7M ago30:48

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What’s it like to be criminalised for being gay?Homosexuality is illegal in just over a third of countries across the globe. Some nations, like Barbados, have recently repealed anti-gay laws, but others, like Uganda, have just introduced the death penalty.Joanna Bale talks to LSE’s Dr Ryan Centner about how Western gay men living in Dubai create co…

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Is AI coming for our Jobs? 30:23

8M ago30:23

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Democratic Disenchantment in Rich & Poor Countries 48:10

9M ago48:10

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In May 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Mohid Malik spoke to Pranab Bardhan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. In this Extra Inning podcast, they discussed the argument put forward in Professor Bardhan’s 2022 book, A World of Insecurity: Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor Countries. Their c…

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Climate Change: America and the World – Episode 6: The Future of Climate Change Politics in America 54:57

9M ago54:57

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This episode examines current trends in American politics in implementing policies to address climate change. Dr Bromley-Trujillo (Christopher Newport University) and environmental journalist Beth Gardiner (author of Choked Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution) discuss the impacts of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and whether a Gr…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: The Kennedy Withdrawal with Professor Mark Selverstone 59:54

9M ago59:54

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In December 2022, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Mark Selverstone, Associate Professor in Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia's Miller Centre of Public Affairs, and chair of the Miller Center's Presidential Recordings programme, about his new book, The Kennedy Withdrawal Camelot and the American Commitme…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Geopolitics and Democracy with Brian Burgoon and Peter Trubowitz 1:05:44

10M ago1:05:44

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In May 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson spoke to Brian Burgoon, Professor of International and Comparative Political Economy in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, and Peter Trubowitz, Professor of International Relations, and Director of the Phelan US Centre at LSE and Associate Fellow at Chatham House, abo…

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Climate Change: America and the World – Episode 5: The Cost of Climate Change in America 50:34

10M ago50:34

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This episode gives an overview of how climate change intersects with class in the United States and the rest of the world. Professor Rebecca Elliot (LSE Sociology) and Professor in Practice Swenja Surminski (LSE Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change) discuss how climate change and climate related hazards disproportionately affect those from…

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Climate Change: America and the World – Episode 4: Climate Change and Race 51:36

10M ago51:36

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In this episode we look at the different experiences of climate change in the United States from a racial perspective. We are joined by Centennial Professor Laura Pulido (LSE Department of Geography and Environment and Phelan US Centre) and Jeremy Williams (The Earthbound Report) to discuss how environmental racism manifests and how urban developme…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: The defining global challenges with the Lloyd George Study Group 29:48

10M ago29:48

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We live in turbulent times. Globalized challenges like climate change, pandemics, migration, and supply chain disruptions are rising in urgency. With these and other challenges in mind, in June 2023, Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and the LSE Phelan US Centre convened the Lloyd George Study Group on Global Governance. For this ep…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: The Confederate Diaspora with Professor Samuel Bazzi 23:53

11M ago23:53

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In March 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Samuel Bazzi, Associate Professor in the School of Global Policy and Strategy and the Department of Economics at the University of California, San Diego about his new research on The Confederate Diaspora. They discussed how white migration from the early American South soon…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: The Rise and Fall of the EAST with Professor Yasheng Huang 40:43

11M ago40:43

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In March 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Professor Yasheng Huang, Epoch Foundation professor of global economics and management at MIT’s Sloan School of Management about his new book, The Rise and Fall of the EAST, which will be published by Yale University Press in August 2023. They also discussed Chinese technol…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Waning Globalisation with Professor Pinelopi Goldberg 31:44

11M ago31:44

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In March 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Professor Pinelopi Goldberg, Elihu Professor of Economics and Global Affairs and Affiliate of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University about her new book, The Unequal Effects of Globalization, which will be published by MIT Press in August 2023. They also discussed the…

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Climate Change: America and the World – Episode 3: Conflict and Security 43:59

12M ago43:59

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This episode examines the intersection between climate change and global security. Professor Neta Crawford (University of Oxford) and Sherri Goodman (Wilson Centre) discuss how the American military can be implicated in making climate change worse through either direct conflict, or by its own carbon footprint. They also discuss how climate change i…

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Episode 6 - Debt trap diplomacy in the case of Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway 25:41

12M ago25:41

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This podcast investigates how the knowledge surrounding Chinese investments in Africa is produced through Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). The SGR was one of Kenya’s most expensive infrastructure projects ($3.6 billion) and connects Mombasa to Nairobi. The project’s primary contractor was the China Road & Bridge Corporation (CRBC), and 90% of …

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Climate Change: America and the World – Episode 2: Migration and Forced Movement 44:13

12M ago44:13

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In this episode, we examine the interaction of climate change with migration. Through this lens, we explore America’s role in engaging with climate related forced movement in Latin America, and from Latin America to the US. Professor Sarah Bermeo (Duke University) and Professor Susana Beatriz Adamo (Columbia University) discuss the implications of …

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Climate Change: America and the World – Episode 1 55:50

12M ago55:50

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What is the US’ role in the climate crisis, and can a climate change framework exist without addressing climate change reparations and the different experiences of climate change across the globe? In the first episode of Climate Change: America and the World, Professor Kathryn Hochstetler and Christopher Callahan discuss the experiences of climate …

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What’s it like to be an animal? 30:21

1y ago30:21

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This month we’re re-running an episode from 2021 which asks, ‘What’s it like to be an animal?’ Since this episode was recorded the UK Animal Welfare Act 2022 has become law. This extends animal welfare protections to animals such as octopuses, lobsters and crabs - a direct result of the findings of LSE academic Dr Jonathan Birch – featured in this …

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Beijing's Global Media Offensive with Joshua Kurlantzick 31:30

1y ago31:30

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In February 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Mohid Malik spoke to Joshua Kurlantzick, senior fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations about his new book, Beijing's Global Media Offensive: China's Uneven Campaign To Influence Asia and the World. They also discussed the effectiveness of China’s efforts to expand its global media infl…

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How can we make homes more affordable? 31:58

1y ago31:58

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This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘How can we make homes more affordable?’ We’ll hear how planning restrictions established in the 1700s are still preventing development on some of London’s most valuable land. Experts will set out why we can’t afford to not build on the greenbelts that circle some of our major cities. And an Executive Director will expl…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: How China Derailed its Peaceful Rise with Professor Susan Shirk 30:37

1y ago30:37

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In January 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Professor Susan Shirk, Research Professor and Chair of the 21st Century China Center at UC San Diego about her new book, Overreach: How China Derailed its Peaceful Rise. They also discussed how China’s leadership in recent decades has influenced the country’s relationship…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: The Case for Reparations for Mass Incarceration with Dr Tasseli McKay 29:22

1y ago29:22

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In December 2022, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Dr Tasseli McKay, National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology at Duke University, about her new book, Stolen Wealth, Hidden Power The Case for Reparations for Mass Incarceration. Their discussion covered mass incarceration in the US, th…

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Episode 5 - The Institute of Economics Justice and the politics of knowledge 22:22

1y ago22:22

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By Sophie Borthwick, Jack Calland, Samantha Jelley and Morgan Peterson This podcast focuses on the Johannesburg-based Institute of Economic Justice (IEJ), a progressive socio-economic policy think tank established in 2018, which has become influential in the South African policy space. The hosts interview project Manager, Bandile Ngidi about the in…

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How can we solve the refugee crisis? 32:38

1y ago32:38

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The UK government could soon be sending some asylum-seekers on a one-way flight to Rwanda as part of a controversial strategy to deter those crossing the English Channel on small boats. Joanna Bale talks to Dr Stuart Gordon, Sveto Muhammad Ishoq and Halima, an Afghan refugee living in a hotel, about what it’s like to flee your country and policy id…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Professor Glenn Loury on Identity Politics and Race in America 32:01

1y ago32:01

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In May 2022, The Phelan US Centre’s Mohid Malik spoke to Professor Glenn Loury, Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences and Professor of Economics at Brown University, on the role of identity politics in the United States. In their discussion, they situated Black American experience within the context of identity politics, and how this ha…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: China’s Belt and Road with Professor Taylor Fravel 24:34

1y ago24:34

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In November 2022, The Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Professor Taylor Fravel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology about China’s Belt and Road Initiative. They discussed the history and recent developments of the Belt and Road Initiative, the political implications of this project, and the US’ responses to it. This …

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Episode 4 - Pan African University as a tool for knowledge production about Africa 42:18

1y ago42:18

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This podcast examines the contribution of the Pan - African University (PAU) in claiming greater autonomy over knowledge production and development polices within Africa. We talk with three PAU alumni, Sarpong Hammond Antwi, currently a PhD student at the Dundalk Institute of Technology in Ireland, Judy Ngungi, who works with the United Nations Env…

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Do we always need to pay our debts? 28:21

1y ago28:21

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Borrowing is a fundamental part of our world, but with millions considered over-indebted before the pandemic and a deepening cost of living crisis fueled by stagnating wages and high inflation, for many the burden of debt looks only set to increase. This month, LSE iQ asks “Do we always need to pay our debts?”, exploring the reasons people might fi…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Lessons from the Edge with Marie Yovanovitch 29:54

1y ago29:54

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On 25 January 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson spoke with Marie Yovanovitch, who was the United States’ Ambassador to Ukraine from 2016 to 2019. She has also held posts as US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, and from 2001 to 2004 she was Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine. She is the author of the new book, Les…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: England's Cross of Gold with Professor James Morrison 22:36

1+ y ago22:36

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In June 2022, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson spoke to Centre Affiliate Professor James Morrison about his new book, England's Cross of Gold Keynes, Churchill, and the Governance of Economic Beliefs (Cornell University Press, 2021). They also discussed the history of the gold standard in the UK, and what research on economic and monetary histor…

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The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Professor Rana Mitter on historical analogy in US-China relations 27:38

1+ y ago27:38

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On 27 September 2022, The Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Professor Rana Mitter of the University of Oxford about China’s changing national narrative. They also discussed nationalism in China and the ways China has engaged in revisionist history with regards to its conception of the current international order. This Extra I…

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