Ismee TamesFrom book proposal to book projectI’m happy to announce Bloomsbury accepted my proposal for a book on the stateless people with a Nansen passport. It will appear in their…Dec 2, 2022Dec 2, 2022
Ismee TamesThe porous borders between helpers and those being helpedResearch into help for refugees often implies a sharp divide between helpers and those being helped. This is not necessarily true.Nov 15, 2022Nov 15, 2022
Ismee TamesMobilized to fight a despot’s war — again.In the First World War the small, originally nomadic Kalmyk community was mobilized by the Tsar to fight for the empire. It not only…Oct 3, 2022Oct 3, 2022
Ismee TamesWho actually defines what counts as violence?Last week my colleagues and I organized an expert workshop titled What is violence? I was to speak about studying violence of the past. But…Jul 4, 2022Jul 4, 2022
Ismee TamesDigitized archives and stateless people: New windows on those usually invisibleTaking up the challenge to get a deeper insight into the experiences of stateless people in the era of the world wars means I need to find…Jun 10, 2022Jun 10, 2022
Ismee TamesSoviet Russia and what to do with unwanted citizens abroad?One of the questions looming behind the current war in Europe is how people will be able live together if — eventually — the fighting…May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Ismee Tames“Neighbourly love is political realism”How Fridtjof Nansen inspired a German Jewish businessman and First World War veteran to work for the stateless.Apr 1, 2022Apr 1, 2022
Ismee TamesOur challenge in times of war. A side-stepIn this blog I’m taking a side-step from writing about my project on people eligible for a Nansen passport and link that topic to the…Mar 4, 2022Mar 4, 2022
Ismee TamesWhere did the stateless go?This is the third blog post in my series about the Nansenists: people rendered stateless as a consequence of the First World War and…Feb 1, 20221Feb 1, 20221