Fri. 2 pm – “Making a Case for Citizenship”. To be a citizen is to be “a participatory member of a political community” 10/15/2021.

(per Grolier’s New Book of Knowledge), with certain rights, protections, and obligations. In practice, distinguishing citizens from non-citizens is a difficult and highly contentious task — especially in a global, mobile world and within supranational frameworks like the European Union. Who defines citizenship? Who should? Drs. Maureen Stobb and Jamie Scalera Elliott, associate professors of Political Science and International Studies at Georgia Southern University, examine this question as a part of their recent Robert I. Strozier Faculty Lecture and have found that when the political realm renounces the task, the courts step in. They join Leigh this week for a follow-up conversation. Listen to WRUU 107.5 FM in Savannah and globally @wruu.org.