Global Takes on Trump

Episode 7 – Corruption In this episode of Global Takes on Trump , Synne is joined by Matthew Price and Prof. Dan Hough to discuss corruption and the second Trump presidency. Matthew Price is a PhD researcher at Sussex, in the School of Law, Politics and Sociology, and has previously worked for international organisations like the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, which focus on accounta...

Welcome back to Part 2 of our doubleheader on Trump and his sweeping cuts to USAID. Last time round, Synne and Paul spoke to Suda Perera about the interest groups underpinning the international aid sector. This time, they’re joined by Cathy Schutt, a development practitioner with over 30 years’ experience delivering aid. Join our experts for a zoomed in look at the real-life impact that Trump’s cu...

Welcome to part 1 of a special double episode of Global Takes on Trump, where we’ll be tackling Trump’s huge impact on the world of development. This episode sees Synne joined by Paul Gilbert and Suda Perera to discuss the international aid, whose interests aid serves, who it benefits, and how we might build a fairer system. Paul Gilbert is a Reader in Development, Justice and Inequality. His rese...

On this episode of GTOT, Synne is joined by Josh Bowsher and Tom Cowin for a look at Trump’s role within the far-right’s surge. Josh Bowsher is Assistant Professor of Sociology in the School of Law, Politics and Sociology, working on the relationship between human rights and digital infrastructures. He teaches cutting-edge modules like Technology and the Human . Tom Cowin’s work examines elite pow...

Welcome to Global Takes on Trump , a podcast from the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex, based in Brighton, UK, where we ask what Trump’s second term means for global politics today. Join our regular host, Dr Synne Dyvik and a range of experts from across Sussex as we take on Trump 2.0. In our first episode, Synne is joined by Prof Peter Newell and Dr Will Lock to discuss Trump’...

Show notes – Episode 2: The Empire Strikes Back Against the backdrop of Trump’s threats to annex Canada and Greenland, in our second episode, host Synne Dyvik is joined by Alan Lester for a conversation with David Wearing to discuss the past, present and future of US empire. Alan Lester is Professor of Historical Geography in the Department of Geography. He specialises in the history and geographi...

Welcome back to Global Takes on Trump, a podcast from Global Studies at the University of Sussex in Brighton, UK. This time, regular host Synne Dyvik is joined by PhD researcher Tanja Weis for a conversation with Melanie Richter-Montpetit about some of the key members of Trump’s coalition: Tradwives and Techbros. In this wide-ranging conversation, our experts discuss how gender is constructed, how...

In this introductory episode, we will introduce the hosts, the topics and get you acquainted with the varied research expertise the podcast will bring to bear in discussions of the second Trump presidency, coming soon. Subscribe to stay up to date with new episodes.