LSE Phelan United States Centre

In this LSE US Centre Election Explainer, Derek Valles discusses how the American political primary and presidential nomination systems work, and their history. For more information:

In this LSE US Centre Election Explainer, Dr Nick Anstead discusses the history, evolution and the potential future of the two party system in American politics. For more information:

In this LSE US Centre Election Explainer, Dr Daniel Laurison looks at the history of voter eligibility in America and recent trends and changes to voting laws and voting rights. For further information about the LSE US Centre please see: You may also be interested in The Ballpark is the LSE US Centre's regular podcast on the politics and policy of the United States:

In this LSE US Centre Election Explainer, Dr Jordi Blanes i Vidal discusses what lobbying is and how it works in Washington DC, including the ‘revolving door’ between lobbyists and public sector workers. For more information see:

In this LSE US Centre Election Explainer, Dr Julia Gray discusses what trade deals are, their recent history, and who benefits and who loses from them in the economy.

In this video from 2016, Dr Derek Valles from the US Centre looks at power transitions between presidents of the United States.

⚠️ WARNING: Graphic content ⚠️ "It's become real to a lot of people that the War on Drugs is not working in the way they thought it would... It's become personal for a lot of people." It is impossible to specify the number of extrajudicial killings that have occurred in the 🇵🇭 Philippines since President Duterte announced his ‘war on drugs’ in May 2016. What is certain, however, is the disruptive impacts that these ‘strongman’ politics have had on daily life in that country. This short film shows how Philippine photojournalist Raffy Lerma has documented the human cost of this war. 💊 The LSE International Drugs Policy Unit works with campaigners, policy experts and politicians to combat the damaging effects of the war of drugs. ℹ️ More info: 🔴 Follow on Twitter: /lseidpu

We've been working with our global partners to consider how drug users and homeless people have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Highlighting some of the best and worst developments in policies and service provision, this short film asks what we can learn from the crisis. 🔴 This film accompanies a new paper: Saving Lives in the time of COVID-19 – Case Study of Harm Reduction, Homelessness and Drug Use in Dublin, Ireland 🔴 Read more:

This film is part of the series The US Elections: Explained, which is made in collaboration with LSE United States Centre. The main difference between left wing populists and right wing populists is who they consider to "corrupt elite" to be. Former LSE United States Centre Visiting Lecturer Dr David Smith answers some the key questions about populism: how to define it, where it originated, and how it affects US politics. 🔴 Find out more:

"The US is a fundamentally unequal society. The promise of justice and liberty for all has not been fulfilled." Melanie R. Brown, Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity at the LSE International Inequalities Institute, provides explanation of commentary on some of the key questions about race in America: its history, how it affects society today, and what needs to change. This film is part of the series The US Elections: Explained, which is made in collaboration with LSE United States Centre. 🔴 Find out more: #USA #elections