Day 147, Year of #Mygration: Non-Citizens and Others with Dr Tendayi Bloom

This week we are sharing a series of podcasts produced by a team of academics at The Open University, which look at a different aspect of 'Citizenship' each day. In this podcast Dr Tendayi Bloom, a Lecturer in Politics & International Studies discusses talks with Emily Yossarian, Senior Manager, in the Graduate School Network, citizenship and its limits. Is citizenship a privilege for the citizens? What about migrants, asylum seekers and refugees? How does citizenship sit in the context of states’ obligations under the 1951 Geneva Convention on the right to seek asylum?

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