New Books in Geography

About New Books in Geography

This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/geography

Publisher

Marshall Poe

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 May 2008

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

198 of 646 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Refugees and Citizens in Twentieth-Century East Central Europe: An Unlikely Refuge? with Michal Frankl, Doina Anca Cretu and Lidia Zessin-Jurek (CEU Press, 2026)

   Host Andrea Talabér interviews Michal Frankl, Doina Anca Cretu, and Lidia Zessin-Jurek about their new book exploring refugees and citizens in twentieth-century East Central Europe.

2. 

   10 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Green Thinking: Unlearning Outdated Ideas in Science, Economics and Politics with Natalie Bennett (Routledge, 2026)

   Dr. Miranda Melcher interviews Natalie Bennett about unlearning outdated ideas and embracing probiotic Green thinking for a balanced future.

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   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Valuing Nature at the Ends of the World: Natural Capital and Climate Disaster in Belize with Patrick M. Gallagher (Columbia UP, 2026)

   Dr. Patrick M. Gallagher discusses how Belize's vulnerability to climate disaster creates new forms of capitalist value in this interview with Dr. Miranda Melcher.

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Refugees and Citizens in Twentieth-Century East Central Europe: An Unlikely Refuge? with Michal Frankl, Doina Anca Cretu and Lidia Zessin-Jurek (CEU Press, 2026)

Published 11 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And in my case, that's not true. Because these are people of the monarchy who travel from one place to another, are evacuated, they're transferred by the military. So in contemporary terms, these could be defined as internally displaced persons. And actually, internally displaced persons even have difficulty getting legal acknowledgement and being protected by various international mechanisms today. So this is an interesting example of using the concept of refugee pre-1951. And why am I using the concept of refugee? Because that was the operating word at the time. In all languages of the monarchy, authorities use the concept of refugee. […]

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• Michal Frankl
• Doina Anca Cretu
• Lidia Zessin-Jurek
• Natalie Bennett
• Patrick M Gallagher

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4.2 / 5

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Engagement

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