Are Americans Crazy? American Voters and the Upcoming Election in Trump's USA

Name: Are Americans Crazy? American Voters and the Upcoming Election in Trump's USA
Start: 2026-09-22T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-22T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Elværket Åbyhøj

took place · 22 Sep 2026

Elværket Åbyhøj, Åbyhøj

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Why do so many Americans continue to support Trump and the Republicans despite wars and economic challenges? Professor of Political Science Derek Beach from Aarhus University goes behind the headlines and explains how Americans think politically and what we can expect from the midterm elections in early November.

About the venue: Elværket Åbyhøj

Elværket is a community cultural centre in Åbyhøj, housed in the former local power station built in 1913 and extended in 1927, which supplied electricity to the area until 1965. After years of work by local volunteers, it reopened in 2016 with the original red brick walls and high ceilings intact. The main hall holds up to 150 guests and hosts concerts, lectures, exhibitions and communal dinners. The venue is run entirely by volunteers and has a particularly strong music programme.

Thorsvej 4, 8230 Åbyhøj Get directions

About: Derek Beach

Political science professor Derek Beach, based at Aarhus University, is one of Denmark's most sought-after public voices on American elections and European affairs. His methodological work on process tracing is cited by researchers worldwide, and he regularly brings that expertise to public audiences.

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What's new

2026-08
Derek Beach appears as a speaker at the PARK knowledge festival in Universitetsparken in Aarhus on August 22-23, 2026.
2025-01
Beach and colleagues published the article 'Elucidating the Social - Developing Social Process Tracing as an Integrative Framework' in Sociological Methods & Research.
2023-05
Beach and Smeets published an article on European politics in European Journal of Political Research.

Tracks

Process-Tracing Methods: Foundations and Guidelines (2. udg., 2019)Standard work on the process tracing method, published by University of Michigan Press - cited over 10,000 times

Causal Case Studies (2016)Methodology book on causal case studies, University of Michigan Press

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