British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Professor Lord (Bhikhu) Parekh
Centennial Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science
Year Elected: 2003
A leading interpreter of the history of political theory, he has written books on Bentham, Marx and Gandhi. His most recent writings have been on the dilemmas of policy in multi-ethnic Britain and the political theories and principles that should guide thinking on these issues.