Assoc. Prof Luigi LONARDO

Luigi Lonardo is Associate Professor of European Law (tenure track) at the Luxembourg Centre for European Law, University of Luxembourg and adjunct faculty at the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po.

His research focuses on three main areas: EU foreign affairs, from both legal and policy perspectives; EU constitutional law; legal theory, with a particular emphasis on legal reasoning and research methods

He has received a number of awards and grants for his research, including funding for research projects by the Royal Irish Academy and from Enterprise Ireland, as well as a prize bestowed by the European Law Faculties Association for his PhD thesis. He also contributed to the successful establishment of a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (2021-2024).

Before joining the Luxembourg Centre for European Law, Luigi was a lecturer and co-director of the Centre for European Integration at University College Cork. Previously, he lectured at King’s College London. In the academic year 2018/2019, he was also visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster.

Luigi was awarded a PhD from King’s College London, where his research was fully funded by a scholarship of the Centre for European Law. He completed his legal education and legal traineeship in Italy.