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Check out our new animation about the research! And please feel free to share it widely
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A little note from the project lead
It's been a really busy time for the project as I am sure you can imagine. Little did we know when we started the project back in June 2017 that with just over three weeks to go until the 2-year anniversary of Article 50 the lay of the land would be as it is this week. We'll be keeping a close eye on what's happening in Westminster this week as I am sure you will. As always, please get in touch if you want to find out more about the project or share your thoughts with us.
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What's new from the project?
Project lead Michaela was commissioned by the BBC to write a piece for their expert network. Based on our research for the project, The puzzle of how many Brits abroad there really are focussed on why it is important to recognise that the British population who live in Europe are diverse in terms of age and working circumstances. You can read it here.
In February, Discover Society published another article by Michaela. FOCUS: Brexit and Rethinking the British in Europe remembers Britain's emigrant past and present. It looks at how Britons have taken advantage of Freedom of Movement, and why the uneven impact of Brexit means some are falling through the gaps.
Interested to find out more? Why not listen to podcast Episode 38, where the project team discuss Britain as an emigration nation. Or, Episode 40 with leading sociologist Prof Pauline Leonard, who argues for importance of understanding emigration in the making of Britain and Britishness.
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. In Episode 39: Can you be British and European?, you can hear from special guest Sophie. Brought up in Belgium, attending one of the European Schools, Sophie reflects on being educated to be a European citizen. And we follow this up in more depth in Episode 41: What does it mean (if anything) to be European? featuring Roger Casale, founder of New Europeans, who talks to Michaela about their EU Green Card campaign.
If you want to hear more from people, like Sophie, participating in the research, then check out our Meet the Brits in Europe feature, with newly posted letters and postcards from our citizens' panel. Read them here.
In other podcast news, it seems that Brexit Brits Abroad is making some headway in Brexit podcasting circles! RTÉ’s latest listeners’ guide to the Best Brexit Podcasts listed the Brexit Brits Abroad podcast as one of the best academic podcasts on the topic. Their precise words, which we are tempted to adopt as our new byline, were "a niche (but often fascinating) series about Brits living in the EU-27, studied from a sociological perspective". We were also listed by Politico as one of the Best Brexit Podcasts with 2.5 stars, the project team complimented for sounding 'about as unacademic as academics can get'.
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Events
Project lead Michaela has been busy raising the profile of the research, and feeding our findings about what Brexit means for Britons in the EU27, into wider discussions about Brexit. Here's a round up:
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Resources for Britons in Europe
Over the past few weeks, a few resources have stood out to us as being useful for British citizens living in the EU-27. This list is by no means extensive!
- The European Commission produced this document summarising the measures that have been put in place by the 27 EU Member States ensuring the residence rights of UK nationals who are legally residing in a Member State at withdrawal date in the case of a no deal scenario
- Campaign group Remain in France Together have produced 5-part guide to the long awaited ordonnance that will govern the rights of Brits in France after Brexit
- The House of Commons Library published their latest research briefing on Brexit and State Pensions, which includes some information about what different Brexit scenarios might mean for those in receipt of pensions accrued in one member state while living in another
- And this information from UK government about the Common Travel Area, which might be of interest to any Brits out there living in Ireland (and a head's up, this is what we will be focussing on in the next podcast)!
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