Podcasts about brexit brits abroad

Michaela’s part of a research team looking at how Expats are reacting to Brexit. Brexit Brits Abroad is the BIGGEST research project into what #brexit (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23brexit&src=hashtag_click) means for #BritsinEU27 (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BritsinEU27&src=hashtag_click)

Pardew in Holland, Sturridge in LA, Owen in Dubai, Woodgate in Madrid and Potter in Sweden. The best and worst Brits abroad. Plus, how to dispose of a dead body in 60 minutes (from a Premier League player), topless football, toddler tips, the return of DreamTime and all the usual FPL chat. THAT Michael Owen in Dubai link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFnymJDZAS8&t=11s

Our first episode of 2020, and it’s a throwback to a live recording of presentation that Michaela and Karen gave to colleagues at a conference in Umeå, Sweden. They offer some reflections on the practice of doing research with British citizens living in the EU27 over the course of the Brexit negotiations. As they draw out the complex picture of how these Britons navigate protracted uncertainty, they reflect on a set of key themes emerging from the project. In particular, they discuss the sociological importance of the observation that these Britons living in the EU27 seem to be nobody’s responsibility but their own, left to take matters into their own hands by their own government and the EU.

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 shape how Brexit has been experienced by British citizens living in the EU-27: the terms and conditions on which their lives rest, their place of residence, their local and international connections and relationship, their social position, and their physical and mental health. As she explains, the case of what Brexit means for British citizens living in the EU-27 offers a lens onto the values and assumptions that underpin legal frameworks guiding migration and free movement and into broader questions about who counts as European and who is a citizen.

In this episode, Dr Michaela Benson looks at how Brexit impacts British citizens living in Ireland. What the common travel area means and why it's a lesser known story in Brexit?

There are real lives at the heart of Brexit which are set to be impacted by the UK leaving the EU. In this episode, Michaela Benson bring together two stories which illustrate how migration take place, what shapes that and the conditions under which people move and settle.

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 European citizen. Brexit has made people question taken-for-granted identities, and while what it means to be British has taken centerstage in public debates, for many of those taking part in our research this exists alongside questions of what it means to be European. For some people, this is very deeply felt, revealing that being European extends beyond its rights basis, shaping identities and supported by value systems. Brexit then, is experienced as a fundamental challenge to ways of being and belonging as they find that their identifications as British and European are made incompatible.

In this episode Professor Pauline Leonard (University of Southampton), one of the leading sociologists working in this field of research, and the co-editor of the new book British Migration joins Michaela Benson in troubling the orthodoxies in how we understand the British citizens living abroad. Painting a multi-faceted picture of British migrants living all over the world, they talk about the multi-faceted ways in which Britishness is made and remade among its emigrants, reflect on who does and does not step forward into the space of this research (and how we might as researchers attend to this), and the importance of understanding emigration in the making of Britain.

What comes to mind when you think of being European? It probably doesn't surprise you that there are range of different answers. In this episode, Michaela Benson 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. Roger Casale, the founder of New Europeans, the civil organisation, championing Freedom of Movement and EU citizenship, talks about Europe in the everyday, Freedom of Movement as a misnomer, and the prospects for a European citizenship not contingent on nationality.

In this episode, Michaela Benson is in conversation with Terri Beswick, who runs her own consultancy company focussed on peace and conflict in foreign policy. They talk about how the moment that Terri realised that there was a different life on offer in Europe, her experiences of living and working in other EU countries. She makes clear that she has built her around Europe and the ability to move freely; she talks about how this flexibility has been crucial to her being flexible and adaptable in the changing economic circumstances of Europe. And then Brexit came along … take a listen to find out how she makes sense of Brexit and its impacts on her life.

Hosted by Chantelle Lewis, in this episode Michaela is in the hotseat the project team ask her their burning questions about Brexit and the project. Recorded before Christmas, Michaela reflects on the current state of play in respect to what Brexit means for British citizens living in Europe; how the project sits within the wider context of Britain as an emigration nation; and the future of social science research on Brexit.

In the first episode of 2019, the project reflects back on the lessons learned from working on the project over the last year. Take a listen to us as we get a few things off our chest (and as Michaela gets on her soapbox about the pervasive stereotypes of British people living in Europe). From talking history and Britain's relationship with Europe, to the mistrust of experts and how to do research on Brexit, listen to us talk about our year in the life researching Brexit and what it means to Britons living in Europe.

What comes to mind when you think of being European? This is one of the questions that comes up time and again in our interviews for the Brexit Brits Abroad project. It probably doesn’t surprise you that there are range of different answers. 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. And she speaks to Roger Casale, the founder of New Europeans(https://neweuropeans.net), the civil organisation championing Freedom of Movement and EU citizenship, about Europe in the everyday, Freedom of Movement as a misnomer, and the prospects for a European citizenship not contingent on nationality.  To find out more about New Europeans' EU Green Card campaign visit https://neweuropeans.net/article/2628/european-green-card-proposed-solution.  

In her early research with Britons living in Spain, Karen O’Reilly drew attention to the prevalence of a ‘Bad Britain discourse’ in the way they explained their decision to leave the UK and settle in Spain. Her key point was to highlight what this revealed about how these Britons understood themselves, particularly how they understood Britishness.   Fast forward to Brexit and ‘Bad Britain’ takes on a renewed significance for Britons living in the EU27. Indeed, this is a common trope in how those we have been speaking to for the Brexit Brits Abroad project account for Brexit and describe their reactions to it. Michaela talks with Dr Katie Higgins about how we can understand the ‘Bad Britain discourse’ emerging through these responses. Discussing the findings of Katie’s survey with British citizens living in the EU27, and her recently published article on this topic, she explains what the embarrassment, shame and loss that characterise many of the responses might tell us about how they understand Britain, Britishness and belonging. As she highlights, these responses are far more nuanced and complicated that we might assume on first glance.

When we think about British populations in Spain, our attention is most often drawn to the stereotypical images circulated by the media: pensioners living their retirement in the sun. But what about younger UK citizens living in Spain? What does Brexit mean for the terms on which they live their lives? Terms framed not so much by settlement, but by the ability to move; where Spain is home for today, but perhaps not for tomorrow. This episode of the podcast focuses on the lives of these younger Britons living southern Spain as Michaela welcomes Mike Danby, into the studio to the latest Brexit Brits Abroad report ‘Talking Brexit with 18-35 year-old UK citizens living in Southern Spain’. Unsettling understandings of migration as a permanent one-off move, and talking about how Mike and his interviewees navigate the changing demands of the European labour market they highlight how Brexit is just one challenge in their lives.

The discussion in this podcast looks at Brexit and Britons living in the EU27 and the EU citizens living in the UK, Migration and governance regimes, migration law and policy. Taken from the event 'From mobile citizens to migrants: BrExpats and eurochildren' held at the British Library. -Dr Nando Sigona – Brexit research leader, The UK in a Changing Europe -Dr Michaela Benson – Brexit research leader, The UK in a Changing Europe -Bridget Anderson, Professor of Migration and Citizenship, University of Bristol -Dr Leah Bassel, Associate Professor, University of Leicester -Omar Khan – Director, Runnymede -Colin Yeo – Immigration barrister, Garden Court Chambers -Aliyyah Ahad – Associate policy analyst, Migration Policy Institute Europe

In this episode, the Brexit Brits abroad team answer questions around citizenship, identity and belonging and what this means for EU citizens living in the UK and Britons living abroad.

With the new year we thought we would turn things up a notch and introduce some of the sociological themes from the project. In this episode, Michaela reflects on her research talking Brexit with UK citizens in France to turn attention onto questions of belonging. She focuses in particular on how Brexit has raised questions for them about their sense of themselves as British. It asks the question of what it means for them to be British in Europe in a time of Brexit. You can find out more about Michaela’s research in France on our website:   https://brexitbritsabroad.com/category/france/   And in case you missed it, check back in with our 12 days of Brexit Brits Abroad feature:   https://brexitbritsabroad.com/12-days/

In our final micro-podcast for our 12 days of Brexit Brits Abroad feature we talk about UK citizens living in the EU27 and dual nationality.

This contribution to our 12 days of Brexit Brits Abroad talks through the complex issue of tax and taxation.

Continuing on the theme of stereotypes, this contribution to our 12 days of Brexit Brits Abroad explores in more detail the lives led by UK citizens who have made their homes in the EU27.

This contribution to our 12 days of Brexit Brits Abroad dispels stereotypes of Britons living in the EU27 to highlight instead the real lives behind these.

This contribution to our 12 days of Brexit Brits Abroad busts the myth that all UK citizens who have made their lives and homes in the EU27 are pensioners.

This contribution to our 12 days of Brexit Brits Abroad questions what the statistics tell us and don’t tell us about the UK citizens living and working in the EU27.

Michaela Benson is joined by Dr Meghan Benton, senior policy analyst for the Migration Policy Institute, where they discuss UK citizens living in the EU27 and what Brexit might mean for them.

What will become of Brits living abroad after Brexit? Helpless pawns in a political process or a wealthy expat colony insulated from sovereignty rows and trade deals? Dr Michaela Benson from Goldsmiths University of London is a leading figure in research on lifestyle migration and has been taking first-person accounts from those on the continent to assess the real picture. Recently back from France where she has been working on the Brexit Brits Abroad programme (brexitbritsabroad.com), Michaela joined Jen and Tim to explain the hopes, fears and what really matters to the 1.2million citizens resident in other European member states. You can follow Michalea on Twitter at @BrExpatsEU #Podcast #Brexit #BrexitPodcast #Referendum #EUReferendum #VoteLeave #VoteRemain #VoteIn #EU #UK #TimHeming #JenniferHahn #News #Politics #brexpats #brexitbritsabroad #emigration #emigrants #expats #immigrants #immigration #lifestylemigration #goldsmithsuniversityoflondon #sociology #research #michaelabenson #academic #academics #study #ethnography #

With the project off to a flying start, Michaela and Karen get together to discuss the aims and objectives of the project and introduce their approach to understanding the lives of Britons resident in Europe. They reflect on how Brexit marks a shift in the conditions and contexts that support British citizens living in other EU member states and the make the case for returning to their original fieldsites in France and Spain. In talking about the project, they describe their ethnographic approach to doing research and provide a sense of what it might be like to take part in the project.    To find out more about taking part in the research, visit https://brexitbritsabroad.com/citizens-panels-2/