Populism and Antitrust

Maciej Bernatt is a Professor of the University of Warsaw. He holds a Habilitation, PhD and MA titles in law and a second MA title in international relations (political sciences). He is the director of the Centre for Antitrust and Regulatory Studies and the head of the Department of European Economic Law, Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw (Poland). He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies as well as the director of the ASCOLA Central Europe Chapter. He held several visiting fellow appointments at academic institutions in Australia, Germany, and the U.S. He has received several scholarships and research grants, among others, from the Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission, the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, and the Polish National Science Centre. Maciej's research interests lie at the intersection of competition law and constitutional law, administrative law and EU law. His research builds on many years of professional experience gained at the Constitutional Tribunal, the Supreme Court of Poland and the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights as well as broader interests in politics, economics and history.

Part 1. Background: Populism, Democracy, Economy: 1. Introduction; 2. Populism and its Relationship with Democracy and the Economy; Part 2. Populist Influence on Competition Law System: 3. Conceptualization of the Impact of Populism on Competition Law Systems; 4. Institutions; 5. Enforcement; Part 3. A Regional System: 6. A Regional System: The Case of the European Union; Part 5. Final Diagnosis and Prospects: 7. Conclusions and the Way Forward; Bibliography.