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Tomorrow, those Americans who have not already done so in record numbers will vote to choose their next president. Whatever the time zone, the world will be watching as the results come in.
The image of the US may be at record lows – including among some of its closest traditional allies – but a US election is still a global spectacle. And as Liam Kennedy argues, it is also a moment of immense cultural power. At stake in 2020, he says, is the idea of the US as the world’s leading nation. It’s an idea that forcefully shaped the “American Century”, but one that is now fast dissolving.
To help you understand what might happen next week, and what it means for the world, here is a round-up of some of the stories The Conversation has run in recent weeks about the US election.
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Liam Kennedy, University College Dublin
The fantasy of America as a liberal and redempetive global power is fast unravelling.
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Hui Feng, Griffith University
What started as Trump’s petty complaints on trade with China eventually escalated into what many call 'a new Cold War'.
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Clodagh Harrington, De Montfort University; Alex Waddan, University of Leicester
From healthcare, to the environment, immigration and racial justice, which areas of Barack Obama's legacy were the most vulnerable – and most resilient – during Donald Trump's first term?
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Jeff Inglis, The Conversation; Catesby Holmes, The Conversation; Naomi Schalit, The Conversation
Explanations of how the US election system works, the history of how it got that way and what effects and significance those mechanisms have on the nation today.
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David Collinson, Lancaster University; Jeff Hearn, University of Huddersfield
The 2020 US election is a battle of two masculinities – one authoritarian, the other paternalistic.
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Ernest B. McGowen III, University of Richmond
President Trump's image of the suburbs is filled with white people; he wants their votes. But there is another contingent of suburban residents: African Americans, and they're not in his corner.
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Sarah John, Flinders University
The rules governing how mail-in voting works and how ballots can be rejected differ state by state. In a close election, this could prove pivotal to deciding who wins.
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