Dr Athanasios (Akis) Psygkas

Bio:

Athanasios (Akis) Psygkas is Associate Professor of Law at Western University in Canada, where he co-directs the Public Law Research Group. His research interests include comparative public law, law of democracy, regulation and governance, and he has advised international NGOs on these issues. Prior to his appointment at Western University, Akis was Senior Lecturer in Public Law and Politics at the University of Bristol. From January to April 2025, Akis is a visiting academic at UCL Faculty of Laws. He has also held visiting positions at the University of Toronto, the European University Institute, the University of Milan-Bicocca, the Université Paris-Dauphine, and the Institut d’études politiques (Sciences Po) Paris.

Representative publications:

‘The United Kingdom’s Statutory Constitution,’ 40 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 449–481 (2020)

‘The Hydraulics of Constitutional Claims: Multiplicity of Actors in Constitutional Interpretation,’ 69 University of Toronto Law Journal 211-247 (2019)

From the ‘Democratic Deficit’ to a ‘Democratic Surplus’: Constructing Administrative Democracy in Europe (Oxford University Press, 2017)