Governance and europeanization as a framework for understanding the european society - Ana Maria Costea, Alexandru Mihai Ghigiu, Ioana Roxana Melenciuc

The European continent is currently facing numerous challenges from within, but also from outside, both of them challenging the global power status of the European Union. Within the EU we have to deal with an unprecedented refugee/immigration crisis, fact that inevitably affected the internal security of its Member states. The migration crisis highlights once again the issue of border security and European unity. Externally the civil war from Syria and even closer, the Ukrainian crisis are affecting the regional security putting under pressure the border security of the EU. 
The present volume presents the views of PhD students regarding the current developments from Europe and how they affect the different levels of the European society. They have different levels of analysis, from international, inter-regional towards regional, national and local level. In respect of the topics analysed, they reflect the heterogeneity and transdisciplinary character of their academic background.