Changing the table - A New Europeans Initiative Podcast

With far-right parties gaining traction at multiple levels of government and a more right-wing European Parliament than ever, Europe’s political landscape is becoming increasingly hostile to migrants. In this shifting climate, what is happening to migrants’ political and civic participation? What avenues remain for migrants to mobilise and engage in politics? To explore these questions, host Seden Anlar [https://www.linkedin.com/in/seden-anlar/] speaks with Dr. Anna Lenkewitz-Salminen, coordinator of Nice Hearts, and Kim Smouter, director of the European Network Against Racism (ENAR). This podcast is hosted by Seden Anlar and produced by the New Europeans Initiative, a project of the Migration Policy Group. Funding for the podcast is provided by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only.

With a European Parliament more right-wing than ever, what will be the ramifications of this new political landscape on the EU's migration policy? Seden Anlar [https://www.linkedin.com/in/seden-anlar/], the host of our podcast Changing the Table spoke with our Senior Legal Policy Analyst Dr. Carmine Conte [https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmine-conte-phd-421b9270?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAA8f7NkBJJjy7yvYnMKCwUoMP9JtfNLcSI8&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3BlLuQXOm3RH6C5ItiWkGqjw%3D%3D] to find out. Also hear from activists and campaigners from around Europe like VoteDiaspora ambassadors Samira Brahimi [https://www.linkedin.com/in/samira-brahimi-80136a199?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAC6BYgEB-p1Fnc8YY4J_XKfF9PA4yQiMP3o&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3B2omAYtdxQmyzG7olHxB2EQ%3D%3D] and Kel Nkondock [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kel-nkondock-b88873182/] as well as Adel Albaghdadi [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adel-albaghdadi/], the founder of WE Organisation in the Netherlands and vice president of Voicify about their perspectives on the elections, their motivations for voting, the impact of the get-out-the-vote campaigns, voter turnout, and their expectations for the next mandate. This podcast is hosted by Seden Anlar and produced by the New Europeans Initiative, a project of the Migration Policy Group. Funding for the podcast is provided by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only.

Our host Seden Anlar explores elections, getting out the vote and the complexity of representation together with guest speakers Samira Brahimi [https://www.linkedin.com/in/samira-brahimi-80136a199/], DiasporaVota Ambassador, and Dr. Thomas Huddleston [https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-huddleston-74b6064/], MPG's former Head of Research and a leading expert on migration, integration and inclusion. Learn more about campaigns that are encouraging mobile voters to go out and vote: * The VoteEuropa toolkit [https://www.migpolgroup.com/index.php/2024/01/22/voteeuropa-get-out-the-vote-toolkit/] covers the basics of running get-out-the-vote campaigns * Discover the work of DiasporaVota and its ambassadors to boost the participation of the BIPOC community in the 2024 EU elections here [https://www.diasporavote.eu/ep-page/] * Watch a webinar by Thomas Huddleston [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHy53x3N_Ho&t=2s] on how to get out the votes of mobile voters in the Brussels municipal elections. This podcast is hosted by Seden Anlar and produced by the New Europeans Initiative, a project of the Migration Policy Group. Funding for the podcast is provided by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only.

Have you ever heard statements like “We invited people from the migrant community but nobody showed up for our neighbourhood meeting” Or maybe something like, “It’s hard to find migrants that have the right skillset”? The harmful narrative that migrants are hard to reach and hard to find is widespread. But as our guests in this episode point out, there are effective ways to counter it. In this episode, our host Seden Anlar unpacks this narrative together with Selma Rassoul Project Manager at the PLACE Network and returning guest to the podcast Oliva Long, Managing Editor at the Migration Policy Group and author of the report Meaningful Participation of New Europeans in Policymaking [https://www.migpolgroup.com/index.php/2023/12/04/report-meaningful-participation-of-new-europeans-in-policymaking/]. This podcast is hosted by Seden Anlar and produced by the New Europeans Initiative, a project of the Migration Policy Group. Funding for the podcast is provided by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only.

In this episode, we look into how the political participation of migrants varies across different European countries, with a special focus on Ireland as a unique case study. How does Ireland's approach to political participation differ, and what lessons can be learned from its successes and shortcomings? Seden Anlar [https://www.linkedin.com/in/seden-anlar/?locale=tr_TR], host and producer of the podcast, is joined by Dr Salome Mbugua, CEO of AkidwA, an organisation of migrant women in Ireland, and by Dr Basak Yavcan, Head of Research of the Migration Policy Group. Who is working on a comparative index of national policies that encourage the civic and political participation of migrants. This podcast is hosted by Seden Anlar and produced by the New Europeans Initiative, a project of the Migration Policy Group. Funding for the podcast is provided by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only.