Expert on Europe

Massimo Fichera is Senior Research Fellow at the Turku Institute of Advanced Studies (TIAS) and Adjunct Professor in EU Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki. Prior to this position, he was, in the same University, Academy of Finland Research Fellow and, previously, Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Academy of Finland project on 'The Many Constitutions' led by prof. Kaarlo Tuori. He holds a PhD in Law (University of Edinburgh, UK) and a Master in International Affairs (ISPI, Milan, Italy). He qualified as Avvocato in Italy and graduated at the faculty of Law of the University of Messina (Italy). His research and teaching interests lie in the area of constitutional theory and EU Law, in particular the interplay between EU and international law. He is also interested in the notion of transnational law and in comparative constitutional law.