1st Edition

The Empowerment of EU Agencies in EU Border Management

By Yichen Zhong Copyright 2025
234 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the role of European Union (EU) agencies in the EU’s external border control policy, looking at how the empowerment of particular bodies has shaped the management of their external borders and influenced EU governance more broadly. Focusing on four key aspects of agency involvement – joint sea operations, information access, inter-agency cooperation, and international action... Read more

Introduction

1. A Principal-Agent Historical Institutionalist Approach

2. The Emergence of EU agencies in an Emergent European Integrated Border Management

3. Frontex and Operational Coordination at the Southern Maritime Borders

4. Information Asymmetry and Goal Conflict between Stakeholders

5. Inter-Agency Cooperation in EU Border Management

6. Cooperation with Third Countries and the External Dimension of EU Border Controls

Conclusions

Biography

Yichen Zhong is an ESRC fellow at Aston University’s School of Social Science and Humanities, UK.