Between Mobility and Migration: The Multi-Level Governance of Intra-European Movement

This open access book offers a critical perspective on intra-European mobility and migration by using new empirical data and theoretical discussions. It develops a theoretical and empirical analysis of the consequences of intra-European movement for sending and receiving urban regions in The Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Turkey, Poland and Czech Republic.

The book conceptualizes Central and Eastern European (CEE) migration by distinguishing between different types of CEE migrants and consequences. This involves a mapping of migration corridors within Europe, a unique empirical analysis of consequences for urban regions, and an analysis of governance responses. Next to the European and country perspectives on this phenomenon, the book focuses on the local perspective of urban regions where most mobile citizens settle (either permanently or temporarily). This way the book puts the analysis of intra-European movement in the perspective of broader theoretical debates in migration studies and beyond.

Dr. P.W.A. (Peter) Scholten is Associate Professor Public Policy & Politics at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. His research focuses on themes of intercultural governance, comparative public policy, and the relationship between knowledge and power. Peter is director of IMISCOE, Europe’s largest academic research network on migration, integration and social cohesion, and editor-in-chief of the journal Comparative Migration Studies. Finally, he is also associated to the Dutch Scientific Council for Government Policy.

Mark M.A.C. van Ostaijen MSc MA is a PhD candidate and lecturer at the Department of Public Administration and Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. His research focuses on the socio-political consequences of ‘European free movement’ in the Netherlands. He conducts his study within the international research project IMAGINATION which focuses on the urban governance of intra-EU mobility.