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...
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.
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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
Episode 46: Meanwhile in Belgium… becoming Belgian to stay European?
In this episode Michaela is joined by Djordje Sredanovic. They talk about his recent research into the impact of Brexit on the experiences and orientations toward naturalisation.
May 24, 2019
Episode 45: Brexit, British People of Colour in the EU27 and Everyday Racism in Britain and Europe
This week, we’re bringing you something a bit different. Recorded at the recent British Sociological Association conference, Michaela and Chantelle present their recently published work on what Brexit means to British People of Colour living in the EU27.
May 13, 2019
Episode 44: British-Irish migrations, Brexit and the Common Travel Area
We’re thinking about Ireland again this week in an episode devoted to thinking about Free movement between Britain and Ireland and the long history of migration between the two countries. Ever wondered what the Common Travel Area actually is? Michaela talks to Professor Imelda Maher about what it is (and isn’t), and what Brexit might mean for the future of this agreement.
April 26, 2019
Episode 43: Brits Abroad experiencing Brexit with Complex Health and Social Care Needs
In this episode, we talk about migration, daily life and Brexit for Britons living in the EU27 who have complex health and social care needs. In conversation with Roy...
April 12, 2019
Episode 42: Brexit in the real lives of Britons living in the EU27: Terri Beswick
We’re back with an episode that let’s you hear what Brexit means to British citizens living in Europe in their own words. Michaela is in conversation with Terri Beswick, who has built her life around Europe and the ability to move freely. And then Brexit came along … take a listen to find out how she makes sense of Brexit and its impacts on her life.
March 22, 2019
Episode 41: What does it mean (if anything) to be European?
What comes to mind when you think of being European? In this episode, Michaela offers some insights into what it means to people—from rights and a set of common values to an identity and a sense of belonging—drawing from her interviews with Britons living in the EU-27. Plus, we hear from Roger Casale, the founder of New Europeans.
March 8, 2019
Episode 40: What’s Britishness got to do with it (migration)?
In episode 40, Michaela and Karen are joined by leading sociologist Professor Pauline Leonard to discuss British emigration. Painting a multi-faceted picture of British migrants, they trouble the orthodoxies in how we understand British citizens living abroad.
February 15, 2019
Episode 39: Can you be British and European?
In this episode, Michaela Benson and Karen O’Reilly talk with Sophie. Brought up in Belgium, attending one of the European Schools, Sophie reflects on being educated to be a...
February 1, 2019