Governing Mobility Beyond the State

Andreas Müller is a Research Officer at the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Germany. His research interests include the political sociology of Europe and the nation state.

• 1. Introduction 2. Post-national Borders as Functions or Institutions: A Theoretical Framework 3. The EU and the Transformations of Borders 4. Methods and Research Design 5. Maintaining Internal Freedom of Movement: The European Commission's Perspective on the external EU- Borders 6. Enforcing Selective Migration Policies: Germany and the External EU-Borders 7. Promoting Open Borders: Poland and the Visa Obligation 8. The institutionalization of the EU's border Regime between Poland and Ukraine 9. Conclusion

“This book is a timely contribution to the discussion about the institutionalization of the EU’s external borders and the preferences and views of three sets of actors – the European Commission, the Member States and non-EU countries – on this border. … This book makes for interesting reading for all those studying the politics of the EU’s external borders.” (Natasja Reslow, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 54 (2), 2016)