I am Professor of European Law and Legislative Studies, PI of Academy of Finland Research Project on revolving doors (REVOLVE, 2021–2025) and the Kone Foundation research project on political influence and lobbying in Finnish municipal politics (LoSKa, 2023-2026), and Visiting Fellow at the Maastricht Centre for European Law.
My research interests cover governance, in particular soft law, in the European Union and national contexts as well as lobbying and revolving door. I am especially interested in how both lobbying and revolving door are regulated as socio-legal phenomena. I am also trying to understand how Member States manage funds in the shared management model, and the national governance of EU funds is my current writing project. Methodologically, my work is socio-legally oriented with an emphasis on qualitative expert interviews. I have held visiting fellowships at Yale Law School, EUI, Columbia Law School, and University College London. In 2020, I received the Academy of Finland Award for Social Impact.
Publications
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A Right to Lobby? Comparing Constitutional Discourses in the US and the EU
Korkea-aho, Emilia. 2022. The columbia journal of european law. 28: 1-35 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Afterword: The Four Questions and One Answer
Korkea-aho, Emilia; Leino-Sandberg, Päivi. Teoksessa: Korkea-aho, Emilia; Leino-Sandberg, Päivi, 2022. Law, Legal Expertise and EU Policy-Making. s. 305-314. Cambridge University Press B2 Book section -
Are lawyer-lobbyists answerable to ‘a higher authority’? Bar association rules as lobbying regulation in the EU and the USA
Korkea-aho, Emilia. 2022. Interest groups & advocacy. 11: 569-589 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Comment protéger la démocratie européenne après le Qatargate?
Avril, Lola; Korkea-aho, Emilia; Vauchez, Antoine. 2022. Le Grand Continent. : E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
European Commission: Tasks, Functions and Powers
Korkea-aho, Emilia. Teoksessa: Garben, Sacha; Gormley, Laurence; Woolley, Olivia , 2022. The Oxford Encyclopedia of EU Law. s. . Oxford University Press D2 Article in a professional book (incl. an introduction by the editor) -
Law, Legal Expertise and EU Policy-Making
Korkea-aho, Emilia; Leino-Sandberg, Päivi. 2022. . . Cambridge University Press C2 Edited book, conference proceedings or special issue of a journal -
Law, Legal Expertise and EU Policy-Making: Introduction
Korkea-aho, Emilia; Leino-Sandberg, Päivi. Teoksessa: Korkea-aho, Emilia; Leino-Sandberg, Päivi, 2022. Law, Legal Expertise and EU Policy-Making. s. 1-10. Cambridge University Press B2 Book section -
NGOs as Lobbyists: A Casualty of Environmental Law’s Tunnel Vision?
Korkea-aho, Emilia. 2022. Journal of environmental law. 34: 233-243 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
No Longer Marginal? Finding a Place for Lobbying and Lobbyists in EU Law Research
Korkea-aho, Emilia. 2022. European constitutional law review. 18: 684-705 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Rock ’n’ Roll Stars or Guitar Technicians? Legal Advisors as Legal Experts in NGO Lobbying
Korkea-aho, Emilia. Teoksessa: Korkea-aho, Emilia; Leino-Sandberg, Päivi, 2022. Law, Legal Expertise and EU Policy-Making. s. 218-245. Cambridge University Press A3 Book section, Chapters in research books