ABSTRACT
This chapter highlights the politics of power behind different configurations of Europe’s borders and boundaries, and through this provides some insights on how others perceive Europe. The chapter includes a discussion on borders and boundaries, on why they matter, and how they contribute to the definition of Europe. We then look at the presence of borders in contemporary Europe and how the continent has been de-bordered and re-bordered. This leads us to the consequences that the process of European integration has had on Europe’s borders. Finally, we discuss the main phenomenon that appears to be defining and challenging both the role of borders and perceptions of Europe today, namely, immigration.
