Schmidt, Susanne K.Schenk, Angelika WiebkeAngelika WiebkeSchenk2020-03-092020-03-092019-10-02https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/handle/elib/1726This PhD dissertation traces domestic legislative and administrative reactions to case law by the European Court of Justice in the area of EU Citizenship, free movement and cross-border welfare rights. The empirical case study analyses EU studentsa free movement and cross-border welfare rights, based on an original data collection through semi-structured expert interviews, newspaper articles and policy documents, covering three case countries, namely Belgium, Germany and the UK. The findings of this PhD dissertation are exemplary for member statesa struggle in striking a delicate balance between open borders and sustainable public funds under EU non-discrimination provisions.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEU CitizenshipEuropean Court of Justicefree movementpoliticisationwelfare statesmember state administrationsmigrationstudent mobility300Dissertationurn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00108530-17