Critical Theory and European Union Law: The Question of Postnational Emancipation

Author: Paivi Johanna Neuvonen; Paul Linden-Retek
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781509982028
Published In: August 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This collection examines what ‘critical theory’ contributes to the study and understanding of EU law.

It illustrates how a rigorous engagement with critical social theory helps to navigate the post-crisis European legal landscape. This engagement extends to a range of fields of EU law including constitutional law, economic law, fiscal integration, fundamental rights, climate law, external trade law, and the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). It reaches past the borders of the EU, looking at critical theory and transnational legal regimes. The contributors, experts in their fields, bring a fresh, thoughtful and innovative perspective to EU law and theory.

1. Preface: Critical Theory and European Union Law, Päivi Johanna Neuvonen (Durham University, UK) and Paul Linden-Retek (University of Buffalo, USA)

2. Emancipation, Immanence, Utopia: The Critical Project in EU Law, Päivi Johanna Neuvonen (Durham University, UK)

3. Critical Histories and the Uses of the Past in European Law, Kaius Tuori (University of Helsinki, Finland)

4. Down on Politics: How the Tension between Democracy and Capitalism Went Missing in Frankfurt and How It Might Be Recovered, Michael A Wilkinson (London School of Economics, UK)

5. Critique of the Political Economy of the Euro Monetary Constitution, Marco Goldoni (University of Glasgow, UK)

6. Emancipation Entrapped? The Social Model of Democratic Capitalism and the Europeanisation of the Power to Tax, Jussi Jaakkola (University of Turku, Finland)

7. Critical Theory and European Labour Law: Insights from the Past, Rebecca Zahn and Meemi Matero (University College Dublin, Ireland)

8. EU Anti-Discrimination Law through the Lens of Critical Theory, Raphaële Xenidis (Sciences Po Law School, France)

9. Critical Legal Feminism in EU Law: A Post-State-Socialist Perspective, Barbara Havelková (University of Oxford, UK)

10. A Critique of EU Data Protection Law: Focusing on Data Instead of Individuals, Susanna Lindroos-Hovinheimo (University of Helsinki, Finland)

11. A Philosophy of Domination and Emancipation: Reimagining EU Foreign Policy through Critical Theory, Luigi Lonardo (University of Luxembourg)

12. Critical Theory and EU Migration Law: Navigating the Field and Mapping New Territory, Alezini Loxa (New York University, USA)

13. A Postnational Bearing: Europe's Legal Form and the Hope of Constitutional Critique, Paul Linden-Retek (University of Buffalo, USA)

Epilogue: 'Inside Out' On the possibilities of Immanent Critique in EU Law, Sarah Glaser, Luca Tenreira (European University Institute, Italy), and Jacob van de Beeten (New York University, USA)