How does Europe define its borders, its communities, and its place in a changing world? The new season of the IEE’s Making Sense of the EU podcast, produced by the BoundEUries Centre of Excellence, explores how boundary-making and community-making shape the European Union.

Across the episodes, researchers and invited scholars from different disciplines discuss the political, legal, historical, social, and cultural processes through which Europe defines who belongs, where its boundaries lie, and how these boundaries evolve. From geopolitics, migration, and security to identity, narratives, collective memory, and the changing role of the EU in the world, the podcast brings academic research into conversation with contemporary European debates.

The series reflects the interdisciplinary and outward-looking approach of BoundEUries, connecting research and teaching with broader public dialogue. Each episode features conversations with leading scholars and explores how academic perspectives can help us better understand the challenges and transformations shaping Europe today.

The podcast also forms part of BoundEUries’ commitment to fostering dialogue beyond academia. By bringing researchers into conversation with students, media professionals, artists, and wider society, the series seeks to contribute to the European public debate and encourage new ways of thinking about Europe, its communities, and its place in the world.