Eckhardt, Piotr

Education
20.06.2022
Jagiellonian University – academic degree obtained:
Doctor of Social Sciences in the field of legal sciences
Title of doctoral dissertation: The ideology of People's Poland in the provisions of law on housing, construction, and urban planning (1944–1989)
Supervisor: Dr. habil. Iwona Barwicka-Tylek
2014 – 2021
Jagiellonian University, Department of History of Political and Legal Thought
Doctoral Studies in Law
2009 – 2014
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Faculty of Law and Administration
Master’s degree in Law (5-year cycle)
completed with the Dean's Award for Social and Academic Activity
Master's thesis title: The Political and Legal Philosophy of Adam Smith
Supervisor: Prof. Michał Jaskólski
2013
Jagiellonian University School of Ukrainian Law
Legal Ukrainian, Introduction to Ukrainian Law
Professional experience
since 2025
Assistant Professor
Ignatianum University in Kraków
Institute for Political Science and Administration
since 2025
Principal Investigator
National Science Centre (Poland) Sonata Research Grant
no. 2024/55/D/HS5/00942:
Social and Political Causes of Ownership Transformations in Polish Housing after 1989
Ignatianum University in Kraków
2022 – 2025
Post-Doctoral Researcher
National Science Centre (Poland) Opus Research Grant
no. 2020/37/B/HS5/03709:
Legal Epistemic Authority in Poland. Development and Dynamics 1982-2020
Centre for Legal Education and Social Theory, University of Wrocław
2018 – 2023
Principal Investigator
National Science Centre (Poland) Preludium Research Grant
no. 2017/27/N/HS5/01168:
Instrumentalization of law on the example of selected regulations concerning spatial development in People's Poland (1945-1989)
Centre for Legal Education and Social Theory, University of Wrocław
Piotr
Dr. Piotr Eckhardt
Ignatianum University
Ul. Mikołaja Kopernika 26
31-501 Kraków
+ 48 604 54 44 55
piotr.eckhardt@ignatianum.edu.pl
2017 – 2018
Co-Investigator
NCN Sonata Research Grant 2016/23/D/HS5/01826:
Experience and common sense. Aesthetic foundation of validation in contemporary philosophy of law Centre for Legal Education and Social Theory, University of Wrocław
2016 – 2025
Associated Researcher
Centre for Legal Education and Social Theory, University of Wrocław
since 2016
Lecturer
Jagiellonian University of the Third Age
2015 – 2019
Teaching assistant
Jagiellonian University, Department of History of Political and Legal Thought
2013 – 2014
Paralegal
LKP Lemańska Law Firm
2009 – 2013
Co-founder, Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President
Jagiellonian University Research Club
for the History of Political and Legal Thought
2011 – 2013
Treasurer, Vice President, Acting President
Society of the Law Students' Library of the Jagiellonian University
2011
Trainee
J. Jurczyński Law Firm in Rzeszów
Language skills
Fluent:
English
Communicative:
Basic:
Russian
Spanish
Reading ability:
Ukrainian, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin
Scientific interests
Historical sociology of law, with particular reference to legal culture of Central Europe in the context of the state socialism, political transformation, and post-socialism; instrumentalization of law; relationships between law and political ideologies
Hobbies
Road trips, architectural photography, contemporary history, non-fiction
Piotr
Dr. Piotr Eckhardt
Ignatianum University
Ul. Mikołaja Kopernika 26
31-501 Kraków
+ 48 604 54 44 55
piotr.eckhardt@ignatianum.edu.pl
List of publications
Monographs
P. Eckhardt, Socialism under Construction: Law and Ideology in Housing, Construction and Spatial Planning in Poland 1944-1989, Scholar Publishing House, Warszawa 2024.
Articles published in peer-reviewed journals
1.
P. Eckhardt, Between Interdependence and Subordination. The Relationship of Spatial Planning Law and Economic Planning Law in People’s Poland. “Journal on European History of Law,” 2024, vol. 16, nr 1, pp. 112-119.
2.
P. Eckhardt, Organisational Nationalisation - Seizing Control of an Organisation without Transfers of Property Rights on the Example of Housing Cooperatives in People's Poland, “Bratislava Law Review”, 2024, vol. 8, nr 2, pp. 149-162.
3.
P. Eckhardt, Who should Issue a Permit for the Memorial? Administrative Law as a Platform for the Conflict over the Construction of the Monument to the Victims of the Smoleńsk Tragedy in Warsaw, „Politologija”, 2024, 112(4), pp. 108-138.
4.
P. Eckhardt, Separate Regulations Regarding the Recovered Territories in the Law of People’s Poland, „Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Iuridica”, 2021, 94, pp. 45-63.
5.
P. Eckhardt, Przestrzeń i architektura jako obraz doktryny politycznej. Przykład państw socjalistycznych [Space and Architecture as a Reflection of Political Doctrine: The Example of Socialist Countries], „Miscellanea Historico-Iuridica”, 2017, XV, t. 2, pp. 11-20.
6.
P. Eckhardt, Wolna Wspólnota na Islandii. Pozycja człowieka w systemie prawa bez państwa [Free Community in Iceland. The Position of Man in a Stateless Legal System], „Przegląd Europejskiej Kultury Prawnej”, 2015, nr 1, pp. 31-39.
7.
P. Eckhardt, Nie tylko nocny stróż. Zakres działalności państwa w myśli Adama Smitha [Not Just a Night Watchman: The Scope of State Activity According to Adam Smith], „Kwartalnik Prawo-Społeczeństwo-Ekonomia”, 2016, nr 2, pp. 30-39.
8.
P. Eckhardt, Adam Smith’s View on the Functions of Taxation, "Internetowy Przegląd Prawniczy TBSP UJ", 2016, nr 7, ss. 86-97.
9.
P. Eckhardt, Rewolucja sprofesjonalizowana. Udział wyspecjalizowanych organizacji i zastosowanie powtarzających się schematów w rewolucjach w Jugosławii, Gruzji i na Ukrainie [Revolution Professionalized: The Role of Specialized Organizations and the Use of Repeatable Patterns in the Revolutions in Yugoslavia, Georgia, and Ukraine], “Preteksty. Czasopismo Studentów Instytutu Filozofii UAM”, 2013, nr 3, ss. 24-33.
Book chapters in peer reviewed scientific monographs
1.
Eckhardt, P, Mieszkania są dla obywateli? Transfery własności lokali zbudowanych w Polsce Ludowej jako obszar badań nad sprawiedliwością okresu przejściowego [in:] W. Zomerski, F. Cyuńczyk, P. Eckhardt, M. Paździora (eds.), Prawo jest dla obywateli i im ma służyć. Wokół myśli Adama Czarnoty. Scholar Publishing House, Warszawa 2024, pp. 185-197.
2.
P. Eckhardt, Vier Wege des Umgangs mit der Kruczkowski-Straße. Die Anwendung des Dekommuni- sierungsgesetzes durch Regierungsverwaltung, lokale Behörden, Gerichte und Anwohner [Four ways of dealing with Kruczkowski Street. The Application of the Decommunization Law by Government Administration, Local Authorities, Courts, and
Piotr
Dr. Piotr Eckhardt
Ignatianum University
Ul. Mikołaja Kopernika 26
31-501 Kraków
+ 48 604 54 44 55
piotr.eckhardt@ignatianum.edu.pl
Residents] [in:] Julia Röttjer, Jakub Szumski (eds.), Transformation der Aufarbeitung – Transformation der Erinnerung. Umbenennung und Denkmalsturz in der Republik Polen und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland seit 1990, Wiesbaden, HARRASSOWITZ Verlag (in print)
3.
P. Eckhardt, Związki prawa i przestrzeni na przykładach wybranych regulacji Polski Ludowej [The Relationship Between Law and Space as Exemplified by Selected Regulations of the People's Poland] [in:] P. Eckhardt, M. Dudek, P. Eckhardt, M. Wróbel (eds.), Przestrzenny wymiar prawa, Wydawnictwo NOMOS, Kraków 2018, pp. 183-198.
4.
P. Eckhardt, Utopia idealnego miasta socjalistycznego [The Utopia of the Ideal Socialist City] [in:] Utopie, antyutopie, dystopie. Prace KNHD 2017, I. Barwicka-Tylek, P. Eckhardt, M. Guzy (eds.), Wydawnictwo Kasper, Kraków 2017, pp. 45-55.
5.
P. Eckhardt, Kooperacja publiczno-prywatna w planowaniu przestrzennym jako narzędzie walki z chaosem urbanistycznym – analiza modeli stosowanych w wybranych państwach Europy [Public-Private Partnership in Spatial Planning as a Tool for Combating Urban Chaos – Analysis of Models Used in Selected European Countries], [in:] P. Bieś-Srokosz, K. Mucha (eds.), Prawne formy realizacji zadań publicznych, Wydawnictwo im. S. Podobińskiego Akademii im. Jana Długosza w Częstochowie, Częstochowa 2016, pp. 45-56.
6.
P. Eckhardt, Współpraca inwestora z samorządem terytorialnym w zakresie zadań związanych z planowaniem i zagospodarowaniem przestrzennym. Analiza niemieckich wzorców i polskich prób ich implementacji [Cooperation between Investor and Local Government in the Field of Planning and Spatial Development. Analysis of German Models and Polish Attempts at Their Implementation] [in:] H. Nowicki, P. Nowicki (eds.), Państwo a gospodarka. Kierunki zmian w publicznym prawie gospodarczym, Wydawnictwo KNPPG, Toruń 2016, pp. 187-199.
7.
P. Eckhardt, Blok środkowoeuropejski. Władysława Studnickiego koncepcje integracji międzypaństwowej w Europie Środkowej [The Central European Bloc. Władysław Studnicki's Concepts of Inter-State Integration in Central Europe] [in:] Filozofia – Polityka – Integracja. Prace KNHD 2016, P. Eckhardt, M. Guzy, M. Kaliński, J. Malczewski (eds.), Wydawnictwo Kasper, Kraków 2016, pp. 134-146.
8.
P. Eckhardt, Miejsce suwerenności ludu w filozofii politycznej Chantal Mouffe [The Place of Popular Sovereignty in Chantal Mouffe's Political Philosophy], [in:] Kto tu rządzi? Suwerenność w filozofii polityki i prawa, P. Eckhardt, M. Guzy, M. Kaliński, J. Malczewski (eds.), Kraków, 2016 Wydawnictwo Kasper, pp. 75-86.
9.
P. Eckhardt, Socjalizm rynkowy w teorii oraz w Socjalistycznej Federacyjnej Republice Jugosławii. Inna „trzecia droga”? [Market Socialism in Theory and in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Another “Third Way”?] [in:] Idea jako czwarty czynnik produkcji, P. Eckhardt, M. Kaliński. J. Malczewski (eds.), Wydawnictwo Kasper, Kraków 2015, pp. 143-157.
10.
P. Eckhardt, Czy Thomas Malthus był pierwszym myślicielem myślącym globalnie, a neomaltuzjanie zasługują na miano jego kontynuatorów? [Was Thomas Malthus the First Global Thinker, and Do Neo-Malthusians Deserve to Be Called His Successors?] [in:] Prawo – Demokracja – Globalizacja. Prace KNHD 2015, K. Baran, P. Eckhardt, M. Kaliński. J. Malczewski (eds.), Wydawnictwo Kasper, Kraków 2015, pp. 56-70.
11.
P. Eckhardt, Istota, historia i mechanizmy nacjonalizmu gospodarczego [The Essence, History, and Mechanisms of Economic Nationalism] [in:] J. Malczewski, M. Kaliński, P. Eckhardt (eds.), Nacjonalizm. Historyczne i współczesne oblicza, Kraków 2012, Wydawnictwo Przygotowalnia, pp. 89-98.
Piotr
Dr. Piotr Eckhardt
Ignatianum University
Ul. Mikołaja Kopernika 26
31-501 Kraków
+ 48 604 54 44 55
piotr.eckhardt@ignatianum.edu.pl
Editorship of scientific monographs (edited collections)
1.
R. Mańko, P. Eckhardt (eds.), Legal Survivals and the Spectre of State Socialism: Procedural and Judiciary Law in Central and Eastern Europe, under contract with Routledge (forthcoming in 2026)
2.
R. Mańko, P. Eckhardt (eds.), Legal Survivals Between Empire and State Socialism: Private Law in Central and Eastern Europe, under contract with Routledge (forthcoming in 2026)
3.
:W. Zomerski, F. Cyuńczyk, P. Eckhardt, M. Paździora (eds.), Prawo jest dla obywateli i im ma służyć. Wokół myśli Adama Czarnoty [The Law is for the Citizens, so It Should Serve Them], Scholar Publishing House, Warszawa 2024.
4.
M. Dudek, P. Eckhardt, M. Wróbel (eds.), Przestrzenny wymiar prawa [The Spatial Dimension of Law], Wydawnictwo NOMOS, Kraków 2018.
5.
A. Czarnecka, P. Eckhardt, M. Guzy (eds.), Doktryny w Popkulturze. Prace KNHD 2017 [Doctrines in Pop Culture. KNHD Papers 2017], Wydawnictwo Kasper, Kraków 2017.
6.
I. Barwicka-Tylek, P. Eckhardt, M. Guzy (eds.), Utopie, antyutopie, dystopie. Prace KNHD 2017 [Utopias, Dystopias, Anti-utopias. KNHD Works 2017], Wydawnictwo Kasper, Kraków 2017.
7.
P. Eckhardt, M. Guzy, M. Kaliński, J. Malczewski (eds.), Filozofia – Polityka – Integracja. Prace KNHD 2016 [Philosophy – Politics – Integration. KNHD Papers 2016], Wydawnictwo Kasper, Kraków 2016.
8.
I. Barwicka-Tylek, P. Eckhardt, J. Ptak, M. Wróbel (eds.),Prawo jako narzędzie kształtowania społeczeństwa [Law as a Tool for Shaping Society] , Wydawnictwo Kasper, Kraków 2016.
9.
K. Baran, M. Kaliński, J. Malczewski , P. Eckhardt (eds.), Prawo – Demokracja – Globalizacja. Prace KNHD 2015 [Law – Democracy – Globalization. KNHD Papers 2015], Wydawnictwo Kasper, Kraków 2015.
10.
P. Eckhardt, M. Guzy, M. Kaliński, J. Malczewski (eds.), Kto tu rządzi? Suwerenność w filozofii polityki i prawa [Who's in Charge? Sovereignty in Political Philosophy and Law], Wydawnictwo Kasper, Kraków 2015.
11.
M. Kaliński. J. Malczewski, P. Eckhardt (eds.), Idea jako czwarty czynnik produkcji [Idea as the Fourth Factor of Production], Wydawnictwo Kasper, Kraków 2014.
12.
J. Malczewski, M. Kaliński, P. Eckhardt (eds.), Nacjonalizm. Historyczne i współczesne oblicza [Nationalism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives], Wydawnictwo Przygotowalnia, Kraków 2012.
Teaching experience
Courses were conducted in Polish. The course titles listed below are English translations.
A. Ignatianum University in Kraków
The Institute for Political Science and Administration
Permanent research and teaching staff member since 2025.
1.
Methods and Techniques of Analysis of Legal Texts
Piotr
Dr. Piotr Eckhardt
Ignatianum University
Ul. Mikołaja Kopernika 26
31-501 Kraków
+ 48 604 54 44 55
piotr.eckhardt@ignatianum.edu.pl
Seminar, Bachelor's degree program: Law and Business Consulting
2.
Introduction to Law
Lecture, Bachelor's degree program: Law and Business Consulting
3.
Financial Law
Lecture, Bachelor's degree program: Law and Business Consulting
4.
Civil Law
Lecture and classes, Bachelor's degree program: Law and Business Consulting
5.
Law in Business Management and Public Institutions
Lecture, Master's degree program: Strategic Management in Enterprises and Public Institutions
6.
Fundamentals of Law
Lecture, Bachelor's degree program: Management and New Technologies in the Public Sphere
B. Jagiellonian University
Faculty of Law and Administration, Department of History of Political and Legal Thought
Classes taught as a doctoral student, from the academic year 2014/2015 to 2018/2019.
On average, 2 groups per semester (30 hours for full-time studies and 21 hours for part-time studies)
1.
History of Political and Legal Thought
classes for full-time students of law
2.
History of Political and Legal Thought
classes for part-time students of law
3.
History of Political and Social Thought
classes for full-time students in master's degree programs in public administration
4.
History of Political and Social Thought
classes for part-time students in master's degree programs in public administration
C. Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej
Instytut Nauk o Polityce i Administracji
Courses taught as a doctoral student, facultative monographic lectures for students of political science, international relations, and national security (15 hours) from the academic year 2018/2019 to 2020/2021 (one or two courses per year, from the list below):
1. Conflicts and Revolutions in the Post-Soviet Region
2. Unrecognized States
3. Political Biographies of Selected Leaders of the Communist Bloc
D. Jagiellonian University
Jagiellonian University of the Third Age
Since 2016/2017, courses have been conducted as a volunteer activity, and from the 2022/2023 academic year, based on a civil law contract (20 hours per year).
1.
2016/2017: seminar Panorama of Political Philosophy
2.
2017/2018: seminar Panorama of Political Transformations in the World at the Turn of the 20th and 21st Centuries
3.
2018/2019: seminar Dictatorships of the 20th and 21st Centuries
4.
2019/2020: seminar Political Conflicts in the Modern World
5.
2020/2021: seminar Political Conflicts in the Modern World II
Piotr
Dr. Piotr Eckhardt
Ignatianum University
Ul. Mikołaja Kopernika 26
31-501 Kraków
+ 48 604 54 44 55
piotr.eckhardt@ignatianum.edu.pl
6.
2021/2022: seminar Political Conflicts in the Modern World III
7.
2022/2023: seminar Contemporary Separatism
8.
2023/2024: seminar The involvement of the USA in Revolutions, Upheavals and Coups in the 20th Century
9.
2024/2025: seminar Political History of Sub-Saharan African Countries
10.
2025/2026: seminar Political history of countries in Southeast Asia