SpillTheTheses

OPEN UP, IT'S THE POLICE - Maria PapathanasiouCommunicating with the police is not necessarily part of our daily lives. Speaking to a police officer is for many associated with something bad looming and preferably avoided.Today, we will take a look at the other side, and learn that even for trained police officers it is sometimes quite hard to find the right words. Not finding them can, in many cases, lead to escalation and sometimes even violence.However, today’s conversation is going to show that it does not have to get that far. Specifically, we will be discussing what it means to have a “guardian mindset” instead of a “warrior mindset”.It will change the way you feel when hearing the phrase: OPEN UP, IT'S THE POLICE

OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND? - Pauline HabrakenThe EU promotes itself as a front-runner for human rights. However, when it concerns migration policies, we are exposed to the dark sides of the EU. The inhumane situations at the borders closest to us, such as Poland, Greece, or Italy, are drawing the most attention, but in this episode, we will literally go one step further, all the way to the deserts of Niger. Pauline Habraken wrote her Master's Thesis about the emergency trust fund in Niger and the lack of transparency within the European union about it. Through her research, we will learn that even development money from the EU (intended to develop the country) is actually used to prevent migration, and by doing so destroying economies and undermining human rights. It will leave us with the question, OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND?

Soon you will be listening to the latest Bachelor and Master Theses. For now already a teaser of what you can expect!