Unwelcome to Denmark: Asylum on Probation with Michelle Pace

We begin Series 6 of Conversations with Iris with an interview with Professor Michelle Pace, author of Un-welcome toDenmark, a critical examination of Denmark’s restrictive turn in asylum and migration policy, published in December 2025. We are recording this episode a week after the UK Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, confirmed her firm intention to draw on the Danish model for the reform of the asylum system during a highly choreographed two-day visit to a returns centre on the outskirts of Copenhagen.To find out more about Michelle's book: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526175311/Additional readings: Border controls in Europe undermine the Schengen Area and the EU itself (6 Sept 2025): https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/09/border-controls-europe-undermine-schengen-area-and-eu-itselfGerman election: Far-right firewall weakens as immigration concerns take centre stage (20 Feb 2025): https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/02/german-election-far-right-firewall-weakens-immigration-concerns-take-centre-stage