Sustainability Matters - “Migration” Episode 1: Schengen Borders and Multiple National States of Emergency: From Refugees to Terrorism to COVID-19 with Dr. Elspeth Guild

“Migration” Episode 1: Schengen Borders and Multiple National States of Emergency: From Refugees to Terrorism to COVID-19 with Dr. Elspeth Guild

04/06/22 • 29 min

The Schengen area consists of 26 European states, most members of the EU but some not, and consists of two main features: the absence of intra-Schengen state border controls on persons and a common external border control on entry into the Schengen area. However, this inclusivity has been threatened over time by events like refugee crises, terrorism, and a global pandemic. In light of the present refugee influx from Ukraine, the issue of border control in Europe merits closer inspection.

In the first episode of our new themed series Migration, Dr. Elspeth Guild, Jean Monnet Professor ad personam at Queen Mary, University of London, takes us through the trajectory of abolition and re-introduction of border control in the Schengen states from its formation in 1985 to the present day, in the context of her work “Schengen Borders and Multiple National States of Emergency: From Refugees to Terrorism to COVID-19”, published by Brill.
Guest: Dr. Elspeth Guild
Host: Leigh Giangreco

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Episode 40: The Samaritans: A Biblical People

The Samaritans have been around since biblical times. They share history with the Jews, Christians, and Muslims; yet their identity is at odds with the people who trace their roots to ancient Israel. Who actually are Samaritans? And why did these biblical people turn into a micronation in this age?

In this new episode, Steven Fine, Dean Pinkhos Churgin Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University, and Director of the YU Center for Israel Studies and of the Israelite Samaritans Project, traces the history of the Samaritans from the ancient times to the present, while discussing his work, The Samaritans: A Biblical People.

The book collates the memories preserved by the Samaritans and others, from the time of Moses to the modern day, and makes them mainstream for our understanding of an insider race, now rendered outsider.
Guest: Prof Steven Fine
Host: Leigh Giangreco

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Episode 41: Yiddish in Europe, with Dr. Bart Wallet and Dr. Laura Almagor

Yiddish is part of the family of Germanic languages with influences of Hebrew and Aramaic and encompasses many dialects spoken in several parts of Europe. This renders a diversity to the language, the development of which merits exploration through a close scrutiny of its history.

In this new episode, Dr. Bart Wallet, Professor of Jewish History at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, and Dr. Laura Almagor, Lecturer in Twentieth Century European History at the University of Sheffield, discuss the diversity in Yiddish language, its origins, and challenges, based on the recently published collection of articles titled “Yiddish in Europe” in the European Journal of Jewish Studies.

The authors argue the merits of delving deeper into the intricacies of the Yiddish language as an integral part of Jewish studies and bringing it to the public eye.
Guest: Dr. Bart Wallet and Dr. Laura Almagor
Host: Leigh Giangreco