EU Views: Bruce Leimsidor
Name: Bruce Leimsidor
Nationality: America
Occupation(s): Lecturer of European Asylum Law at Ca’ Foscari University, Venice; Former Senior Resettlement Expert at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Nairobi
Connection to Europe: Leimsidor’s research is centered upon human rights for refugees and asylum seekers, with specific emphasis on European migration paths. He has also served as Director of the U.S. State Department’s Overseas Processing Entity in Vienna, Austria, the central office covering U.S. refugee admissions through Central Europe, and was the Director of the Central European office of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
Date of interview: December 1, 2016
In this episode, Bruce Leimsidor talks to our program assistant Toria Rainey about the emerging future in Europe with a focus on the refugee crisis. Leimsidor explains the importance of differentiating refugees from other migrants to avoid political backlash. From the sociopolitical arrangements in France, to Angela Merkel’s Germany, and from the future of Italy, from Sweden’s growing democratic party, Leimsidor unpacks the immense role the migrant crisis plays in envisioning the future of Europe.