Dr Dawid Bunikowski

Dr Dawid Bunikowski is an Associate Member of the Las Casas Institute, Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, and was an Erasmus Visiting Scholar at the Aquinas Institute, 2015 to 2019. He is Associate with the Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff University. A legal philosopher of Polish descent, residing in Eastern Finland, he serves as a Professor of the State University of Applied Sciences in Wloclawek (Poland) and a Visiting Lecturer in the University of Eastern Finland School of Theology as well as a part-time Lecturer in the University of Guyana Department of Law.

With a PhD in law and morality from Poland, Dawid has delved into diverse areas such as abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, and many more. His postdoctoral research at the University of Eastern Finland focused on the global financial crisis through an axiological lens. Recently granted the Docent title in the philosophy of law in the Arctic (by the University of Lapland, Finland), his work extends to human resources, economics, and inclusive leadership. His passion for indigenous cultures in the Arctic drives his research on customary laws and indigenous rights. Moreover, he explores the intersections of law, morality, and religion. At UEF School of Theology, he delves into ‘Controversies and challenges of religion and law in Europe’ and other courses such as ‘Religion in Poland’, ‘Jews in Poland’ and ‘Good governance, the rule of law and religious freedom for sustainable development’. As a law and religion scholar, Dawid examines state-church relations, religious freedom, and ethical foundations of economy.

Excited to continue his research in the social sciences, Dawid coordinates ‘Global migration and European identity’ course and explores topics such as ‘Populism in East Central Europe’ and ‘Legal essentials of international trade’. He teaches jurisprudence and legal logic and currently co-editing ‘Sacred places in the Arctic and beyond’ for Routledge.

Select publications:

 O dobro wspólne. Eseje polityczno-prawne z lat 2019-2021 (For the common good. Political-legal essays of 2019-2021), State University of Applied Sciences in Wloclawek, 2022; O prawo i sprawiedliwo??. Eseje o rz?dach prawa z lat 2016-2020 (For law and justice. Essays about the rule of law from the years of 2016-2020), State University of Applied Sciences in Wloclawek, 2021.

 Philosophies of Polar Law, ed. by D. Bunikowski and A.D. Hemmings, Routledge Research in Polar Law, Routledge 2021; Why Religion? Towards a Critical Philosophy of Law, Peace and God, ed. by D. Bunikowski and A. Puppo, Springer 2020; Erosion of the Rule of Law in East Central Europe (special edition), ed. by D. Bunikowski, K. Miklóssy and H. Nyyssönen, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 2018, vol. 26, no. 3.

‘The principles of subsidiarity and decentralisation during the COVID-19 pandemic, with particular emphasis on the Polish and Finnish legal systems’ (with R. Musia?kiewicz), Comparative Law Review, vol. 28, 2022; ‘Saami truth and reconciliation commissions (with A. Szpak)’, The International Journal of Human Rights, vol. 26, issue 2, 2022; ‘The constitutional crisis in Poland, Schmittian questions and Kaczy?ski’s political and legal philosophy’, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 2018, vol. 26, no. 3; ‘Immigration and the Survival of Nordic Welfare State: Can the Welfare State Survive in the Time of the Last Refugee Crisis?’, How to Deal with Refugees? Europe as a Continent of Dreams, ed. by G. Besier and K. Stok?osa, LIT Verlag: Berlin 2018.

Email: dawid.bunikowski@uef.fi