Rebordering Britain & Britons after Brexit
Who do we think we are?
From Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic, to the Windrush deportation scandal citizenship and the responsibilities of the UK government to the people of Hong Kong, it seems that citizenship and migration in Britain are never far from the headlines. Who do we think we are? explores all of this and more. Join Professor Michaela Benson and her guests as they debunk taken-for-granted understandings of who is a citizen and who is a migrant in Britain today.
Hosted and produced by Michaela Benson.
Cover Art: George Kalivis
Production and post-production: Art of Podcast
All Episodes
26 November 2021
How the British Nationality Act 1981 laid the foundations for a stateless population within Britain's borders
12 November 2021
How the Commonwealth Immigration Acts laid the foundations for the Windrush Deportation Scandal
9 November 2021
BONUS: Talking about citizenship in ‘Global Britain’
29 October 2021
What can the development of immigration legislation tell us about citizenship in Britain?
15 October 2021
Why we need to look at history to understand British citizenship today?
22 September 2021
TRAILER: Who do we think we are?