What is Brexit? Is it a case of secession? Or should we think of it in other terms? In this video, James Ker-Lindsay (London School of Economics) explores how we can best define the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union.

What about an European Republic? Ulrike Guerót, founder of the European Democracy Lab, believes passionately in this political utopia. Listen to her TED-talk, in which she argues that the current European system fails, and that we need to rearrange our national borders along regional levels.

The contested nature of de facto states and their acceptance of dual citizenship results in the overlap of multiple citizenship regimes, leading to individuals living in de facto states possessing multiple citizenship statuses. Ramesh Ganohariti of Dublin City University explores the factors that influence the divergent citizenship regimes of Abkhazia and Transnistria.