Katarzyna Stokłosa is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Management at the University of Southern Denmark. She completed her PhD at the European University Viadrina, Germany, and her habilitation thesis at the University of Potsdam, Germany. She has published various books and articles on European border regions in comparison and on European history. Her most recent publications include How to Deal with Refugees? Europe as a Continent of Dreams (with Gerhard Besier, 2018).