Law, Community and EUtopia. A Conversation with Neil Walker

For the fourth episode of Integration Through Pod, Oskar Polanski sat down with Justin Lindeboom University of Groningen) for a discussion about legal theory and the European Union's independent legal order (if we can speak of one).Justin writes on philosophy and theory of law, EU economic and constitutional law, and competition law, and in this conversation, Justin and Oskar delve deep into questions of the validity and efficacy of the EU legal order, as well as current major challenges.This episode was recorded at the Radio Cavolo Studio in Villa Salviati, Florence. To learn more about Radio Cavolo go to https://www.radiocavolo.org

For the third episode of Integration Through Pod, Franca Feisel sat down with Neil Walker (University of Edinburgh) to talk about whether the EU can be perceived in utopian terms. During a recent Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship on "Law, Community and Utopia”, Neil Walker approached the EU’s constitutional questions through the prism of utopia. Against this background, Franca and Neil discuss the utopian nature (or not) of European integration, the EU’s foreign policy, the constitutional question, participatory democracy and the defence of European values.This episode was recorded at the Radio Cavolo Studio in Villa Salviati, Fiesole. To learn more about Radio Cavolo, go to https://www.radiocavolo.org.

For the second episode of Integration Through Pod, Miguel Mota Delgado sat down with Päivi Leino-Sandberg (University of Helsinki) for a discussion about the overlooked role of lawyers in the legal services of EU institutions in the development of EU Law.Päivi Leino-Sandberg's latest book 'The Politics of Legal Expertise in EU Policy-Making' served as background for this talk.This episode was recorded at the Radio Cavil Studio in Villa Salviati, Florence. To learn more about Radio Cavil go to https://www.radiocavolo.org.

For the first episode of Integration Through Pod, Miguel Mota Delgado sat down with Morten Rasmussen (Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen) for a discussion about historical research of the European Union's legal order.Morten Rasmussen's latest book project 'Integration Through Law - The History of the European Court of Justice, 1950-1993' served as background for this talk on the European Union, its Court of Justice and the importance of challenging historical interpretations about the development of the European Union's legal order.This episode was recorded at the Radio Cavolo Studio in Villa Salviati, Florence. To learn more about Radio Cavolo go to https://www.radiocavolo.org