Schengen Area / 申根区

The Schengen Area / 申根区 appears in 139.从《昨日的世界》到如今的欧洲：美好年代Belle époque，它还能回来吗？ through [[FeiQizhulou|费]]’s experience of visa applications and the social meaning of European mobility. The source contrasts the ease of movement for many European passport holders with the paperwork and pride attached to obtaining a multi-year Schengen visa as a non-European traveler.

The entity anchors Passport Mobility Inequality. In the episode, the feeling that Europe is open or closed depends heavily on citizenship, document status, and border procedure rather than on abstract ideals of world citizenship alone.

Connections

• European Union - institutional context, though Schengen and EU membership are not identical.
• United Kingdom and Brexit - comparison case after Britain’s exit from EU free movement.
• Passport Mobility Inequality and Elite Cosmopolitan Mobility - main concepts built from the source.
• The World of Yesterday / 《昨日的世界》 - earlier passport and permit complaints used as historical mirror.