Ian lives in Sweden and crosses the Öresund Bridge on a daily basis for his job in Denmark. As a cross-border worker what does Brexit mean for him and others like him, now and in the future?
Category: The Brexit Brits Abroad Podcast!
Our fortnightly Brexit Brits Abroad podcast raises awareness of the key issues facing Britons living elsewhere in Europe as the United Kingdom prepares to leave the European Union. It answers questions about who the British living and working in Europe are. It highlights what led to their migration. And it considers the implications of Brexit for their everyday lives. Keeping a finger on the pulse of the negotiations, the series responds to issues as they unfold, providing up-to-date information and expert advice.
It is hosted by Dr. Michaela Benson and produced by Emma Houlton at Art of Podcast.
You can subscribe to our podcast on iTunes.
SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: Brexit, bordering and the British in Europe
In today’s podcast special, Michaela and Karen get together to reflect on (some of) the sociological takeaways from the project. And it’s a real tour de force!
October 10, 2019
Episode 54: The political mobilisation of Britons in Spain before and after Brexit
In episode 54, Dr Michaela Benson discusses the rapid rise of transnational campaign groups lobbying for the rights of British citizens living in the EU26 with Prof Jeremy MacClancy.
October 4, 2019
Episode 53: Brexit and the future of the Common Travel Area
In this episode Michaela talks over the line with Aoife O’Donoghue & Colin Murray about the special relationship between Britain and Ireland and in particular, the Common Travel Area. With Brexit fast-approaching, and continuing political uncertainty in Westminster, the race is on to get legislation in place to secure in law the protections offered by the CTA.
September 20, 2019
Episode 52: About the British in Berlin and Brexit
In this episode, Michaela is joined on the line by Christine Barwick (Centre Marc Bloch, Humboldt University) to talk about her and her students’ recent research with British citizens living in Berlin.
September 6, 2019
Episode 51: What does it mean to be European in a changing Europe?
Returning to a familiar theme of European and Europeanness, Michaela talks with guest Hannah White. Over the past two years, Hannah has been cycling around Europe on her bike,...
August 23, 2019
Episode 50: Brexit and No Deal from the end of the British retirement dream to the Spanish citizens in London
In this episode Michaela is joined by Helen McCarthy to discuss how Spanish officials have been preparing for Brexit’s impacts on British retirees. We talk pensions, healthcare, taxation… and what is involved in securing the post-Brexit lives of Britons in Spain.
August 9, 2019
Episode 49: Brexit and family ties between Britain and the EU
In this conversation with Sean Rowlands, who was born and brought up abroad, moving to London to attend university, Michaela discusses the family ties between Britain and the EU. Thinking about global migration regimes, they question what work Brexit may and may not do to disrupt the privileges of being British within hierarchies of mobility.
July 26, 2019
Episode 48: From Brexit’s impacts on British citizens in the EU-27 to questions of citizenship, migration and belonging
In this episode Michaela reflects back on the Brexit Brits Abroad research project, drawing out some of its key take away messages. She talks through the different factors that...
June 21, 2019
Episode 47: What does Brexit mean for British families and children in the EU-27?
Michaela welcomes back Aliyyah Ahad (Migration Policy Institute Europe) to talk about her recent Policy Briefing about the issues Brexit presents for British families living in the EU-27. This...
June 7, 2019