This panel asks how the experience of migration to Europe following World War II was shaped by the intersection of national decision-making and supranational cooperation. In light of events and movements such as the Cold War, decolonization, and the emergence of what would become the European Union, we ask: How have notions of European identity shifted since 1945? How has the meaning of Europe affected national approaches to governing migration, and how have population movements impacted understandings of national or European citizenship? Does the treatment of migrant groups by individual member states influence larger European policies, and do these supranational laws in turn impact the integration of migrant groups at a national level?