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Paperless People Podcast

Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion

Imagine having no recognized identity – not belonging – being excluded. Even the basic things in life – getting a job, seeing a doctor, going to school, owning a house – are blocked for you....

Episodes

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Tales of Belonging #3: Journeys Through the Dutch Migration System

Welcome to 'Tales of Belonging' — a three-part podcast series where women affected by statelessness in the Netherlands share power...

27:44Nov 17, 2025

Tales of Belonging #2: Life on Hold in the Netherlands

Welcome to 'Tales of Belonging' — a three-part podcast series where women affected by statelessness in the Netherlands share power...

18:04Nov 10, 2025

Tales of Belonging #1: Living Without a Nationality

Welcome to 'Tales of Belonging' — a three-part podcast series where women affected by statelessness in the Netherlands share power...

10:57Nov 3, 2025

Statelessness and Exclusion Podcast #1 - Introductory Episode

Our introductory episode by guest speaker Amal de Chickera , discusses the overall aim of the podcast, the themes that will be covered, the...

10:30Jan 14, 2025

Statelessness and Exclusion Podcast #6 State Formation

The State Formation episode by guest speakers Shahd Qannam and Areej Al-Shammiry, explores the roots of the idea of “nation” and the process...

41:03Jan 14, 2025

Statelessness and Exclusion Podcast #7- Conclusion

The concluding episode featuring Amal de Chickera, Areej Al-Shammiry, Catherine Harrington, Subim Mulmi, Shahd Qannam, is a three-part round...

49:03Jan 14, 2025

Statelessness and Exclusion Podcast #5 Colonialism

The Colonialism episode by guest speakers Joshua Castellino and Subin Mulmi, discusses the history and impact of colonialism and its role in...

42:46Jun 26, 2023

Statelessness and Exclusion Podcast #4 Digital ID

The Digital ID episode featuring Laura Bingham and Mustafa Mahmoud, looks at digitalisation of IDs and the impact this has on statelessness....

38:30Jun 19, 2023

Statelessness and Exclusion Podcast #3- Xenophobia & Racism

The Racism & Xenophobia episode featuring Tendayi Achiume and Jaivet Ealom , explores the relationship between institutional racism, xenopho...

41:31Jun 19, 2023

Statelessness and Exclusion Podcast #2 - Patriarchy

Our Patriarchy episode by guest speakers Catherine Harrington and Patricia Low , discusses the patriarchy and its role in creating stateless...

36:02Jun 12, 2023

What's Best for Children's Nationality Podcast #1 - The right of every child to a nationality

What are the causes of childhood statelessness? And what would be the consequences? This first episode of the What’s Best for Children’s Nat...

23:28Oct 7, 2019

What's Best for Children's Nationality Podcast #2 - Lessons from Nepal… Community mobilisation

In this edition of the What’s Best for Children’s Nationality Podcast we zoom in on Nepal, where gender discrimination in nationality laws c...

23:39Oct 7, 2019

What's Best for Children's Nationality Podcast #3 - Lessons from Lebanon… Legal counselling

Episode 3 of the What’s Best for Children’s Nationality Podcast explores the situation in Lebanon, where childhood statelessness exists in a...

21:31Oct 7, 2019

What's Best for Children's Nationality Podcast #4 - Lessons from South Africa... Strategic litigation

This episode of the What’s Best for Children’s Nationality Podcast considers stories of childhood statelessness in South Africa. An intervie...

20:57Oct 7, 2019

What's Best for Children's Nationality Podcast #5 -The jointly led UNHCR-UNICEF Coalition on Every Child’s Right to a Nationality

Episode five of the What’s Best for Children’s Nationality Podcast series zooms back out from the specific country contexts to explore the j...

21:56Oct 7, 2019

What's Best for Children's Nationality Podcast #6 Reflecting on what’s best for children’s nationality

The concluding episode reflects on the challenges, successes and cases presented throughout the series, and offers some conclusions while al...

22:55Oct 7, 2019

What's Best for Children's Nationality Podcast

ISI has partnered with UNICEF to produce this six-part podcast series, ‘What’s Best for Children’s Nationality’, to build knowledge around c...

1:52Oct 1, 2019

Paperless People Podcast #6 What should everyone know about SDG16.9?

In this, the final episode of the Paperless People Podcast, we reflect on what we have learned from the series and try to explore possible s...

27:22Dec 7, 2018

Paperless People Podcast #5 Identity denied: citizenship stripping in the Dominican Republic

In this edition of the Paperless People Podcast we follow the stories of two people from the Dominican Republic, exploring how domestic law...

21:18Oct 23, 2018

Paperless People Podcast #4 Erasing Legal Identity in Assam

In this edition of the Paperless People Podcast we follow the stories of two families in Assam, India, exploring how new cases of statelessn...

20:06Oct 16, 2018