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'''Bhikhu Chotalal Parekh, Baron Parekh''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|FBA|FAcSS|FRSA}} (born 4 January 1935)<ref name=whoswho>{{Who's Who | author=Anon| surname = Parekh | othernames = Baron, (Bhikhu Chhotalal Parekh) | id = U30023 | year = 2003 | edition = online [[Oxford University Press]]|location=Oxford|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U30023}}</ref> is a British [[political theorist]], academic, and [[life peer]]. He is a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[member of the House of Lords]]. He was Professor of Political Theory at the [[University of Hull]] from 1982 to 2001, and Professor of [[Political Philosophy]] at the [[University of Westminster]] from 2001 to 2009. He served as president of the [[Academy of Social Sciences]] from 2003 to 2008.<ref name=whoswho/>
'''Bhikhu Chhotalal Parekh''' ('''Baron Parekh'''; born 4 January 1935)<ref name=whoswho>{{Who's Who | author=Anon| title=Parekh | id = U30023 | year = 2003 | edition = online [[Oxford University Press]]|location=Oxford|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U30023}}</ref> is a British [[political theorist]], academic, and [[life peer]]. He is a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] member of the [[House of Lords]]. He was Professor of Political Theory at the [[University of Hull]] from 1982 to 2001, and Professor of [[Political Philosophy]] at the [[University of Westminster]] from 2001 to 2009. He served as president of the [[Academy of Social Sciences]] from 2003 to 2008.<ref name=whoswho/>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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===House of Lords===
===House of Lords===
He was appointed a [[life peer]] on 10 May 2000 as '''Baron Parekh''', of [[Kingston upon Hull]] in the East Riding of [[Yorkshire]].<ref name="essex"/><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=55847 |date=15 May 2000 |page=5315}}</ref>
He was appointed a [[life peer]] on 10 May 2000 as '''Baron Parekh''', of [[Kingston upon Hull]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]].<ref name="essex"/><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=55847 |date=15 May 2000 |page=5315}}</ref>


Parekh sits in the Lords as a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] peer. From July 2001 to December 2003, he was a member of the [[Joint Committee on Human Rights]].<ref name="bio HoL">{{cite web |title=Lord Parekh |url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-parekh/2545 |website=UK Parliament |access-date=29 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
Parekh sits in the Lords as a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] peer. From July 2001 to December 2003, he was a member of the [[Joint Committee on Human Rights]].<ref name="bio HoL">{{cite web |title=Lord Parekh |url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-parekh/2545 |website=UK Parliament |access-date=29 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
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Parekh was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts]] (FRSA) in 1988, and a [[Fellow of the Academy of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences]] (FAcSS) in 1999.<ref name="essex"/> In 2003, he was elected a [[Fellow of the British Academy]] (FBA), the United Kingdom's [[national academy]] for the humanities and social sciences.<ref name="FBA">{{cite web |title=Professor Lord (bhikhu) Parekh |url=https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/bhikhu-parekh-FBA |website=The British Academy |access-date=29 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>[http://www.britac.ac.uk/fellowship/elections/2003/parekh_b.cfm  Elections to the Fellowship > 2003 > Professor Lord (Bhikhu) Parekh] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606070922/http://www.britac.ac.uk/fellowship/elections/2003/parekh_b.cfm |date=6 June 2011 }}. Retrieved 25 March 2010.</ref>
Parekh was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts]] (FRSA) in 1988, and a [[Fellow of the Academy of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences]] (FAcSS) in 1999.<ref name="essex"/> In 2003, he was elected a [[Fellow of the British Academy]] (FBA), the United Kingdom's [[national academy]] for the humanities and social sciences.<ref name="FBA">{{cite web |title=Professor Lord (bhikhu) Parekh |url=https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/bhikhu-parekh-FBA |website=The British Academy |access-date=29 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>[http://www.britac.ac.uk/fellowship/elections/2003/parekh_b.cfm  Elections to the Fellowship > 2003 > Professor Lord (Bhikhu) Parekh] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606070922/http://www.britac.ac.uk/fellowship/elections/2003/parekh_b.cfm |date=6 June 2011 }}. Retrieved 25 March 2010.</ref>


He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the [[University of Essex]] in 2003.<ref name="essex">[http://www.essex.ac.uk/honorary_graduates/or/2003/bhikhu-parekh-oration.aspx Honorary Graduates: Orations and responses – Lord Parekh of Kingston upon Hull], [[University of Essex]], 9 July 2003. Retrieved 25 March 2010.</ref> In 2008, he was awarded an Honorary DUniv From The University of Hull. On 11 July 2011, Parekh was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Social Sciences (DSoc Sci) from [[Nottingham Trent University]]. On 20 July 2011, Parekh was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from [[Edge Hill University]].<ref>http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/news/2011/07/lord-parekh-receives-honorary-award/ {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2021}}</ref>
He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the [[University of Essex]] in 2003.<ref name="essex">[http://www.essex.ac.uk/honorary_graduates/or/2003/bhikhu-parekh-oration.aspx Honorary Graduates: Orations and responses – Lord Parekh of Kingston upon Hull], [[University of Essex]], 9 July 2003. Retrieved 25 March 2010.</ref> In 2008, he was awarded an Honorary DUniv From The University of Hull. On 11 July 2011, Parekh was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Social Sciences (DSoc Sci) from [[Nottingham Trent University]]. On 20 July 2011, Parekh was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from [[Edge Hill University]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/news/2011/07/lord-parekh-receives-honorary-award/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140222140109/http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/news/2011/07/lord-parekh-receives-honorary-award/| archive-date = 2014-02-22| title = Lord Parekh receives honorary award - News}} </ref> He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Bristol in July 2022.


He was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]] in 2007.<ref name="bba"/>
He was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]] in 2007.<ref name="bba"/>
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The Right Honourable
The Lord Parekh
FBA FAcSS FRSA
Official portrait, 2020
Member of the House of Lords
Assumed office
10 May 2000
Personal details
Born
Bhikhu Chhotalal Parekh

(1935-01-04) 4 January 1935 (age 91)
Amalsad, Gujarat, India
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Political partyLabour
ChildrenAnant Parekh
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Bombay
London School of Economics
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Sub-discipline
Institutions
Notable worksMarx's Theory of Ideology (1982)
Rethinking Multiculturalism: Cultural Diversity and Political Theory (2002)
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Bhikhu Chhotalal Parekh (Baron Parekh; born 4 January 1935)[1] is a British political theorist, academic, and life peer. He is a Labour Party member of the House of Lords. He was Professor of Political Theory at the University of Hull from 1982 to 2001, and Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Westminster from 2001 to 2009. He served as president of the Academy of Social Sciences from 2003 to 2008.[1]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Parekh was born in the village of Amalsad in the province of Gujarat, India;[2] his father was a goldsmith with a basic education.[3] Parekh was admitted to the University of Bombay at the age of 15,[2] and earned a bachelor's degree there in 1954 and a Master's in 1956. He began his graduate studies at the London School of Economics in 1959, and received his PhD in 1966.[4]

Career[edit | edit source]

He taught at the London School of Economics and at the University of Glasgow before finding a long-term position at the University of Hull.[4] Between 1981 and 1984 he was Vice-Chancellor at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in India.[2][4] He also held the Centennial Professorship in the Centre for the Study of Global Governance at the London School of Economics[2] and a professorship of political philosophy at the University of Westminster.[5] In 2002, he served as president of the Academy of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences.[4]

Parekh has also served on the Commission for Racial Equality (including a spell as vice-chairman) and has held membership of a number of bodies concerned with issues of racial equality and multiculturalism – most notably as Chairman of the Commission on the Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain from 1998 to 2000. The report of this body (often referred to as the "Parekh Report") has been the basis for much of the debate on multiculturalism in the UK in the early 21st century.

House of Lords[edit | edit source]

He was appointed a life peer on 10 May 2000 as Baron Parekh, of Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[4][6]

Parekh sits in the Lords as a Labour Party peer. From July 2001 to December 2003, he was a member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights.[7]

Publications[edit | edit source]

  • Bentham's Political Thought. Croom Helm. 1973. ISBN 0-85664-037-9.
  • Marx's Theory of Ideology. Johns Hopkins Univ Pr. 1982. p. 256. ISBN 0-8018-2771-X.
  • Colonialism, Tradition and Reform: An Analysis of Gandhi's Political Discourse. Sage. 1989. ISBN 0-8039-9605-5.
  • Gandhi's Political Philosophy. A critical examination. Macmillan. 1989. p. 246. ISBN 0-333-54765-9.
  • The Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain: Report of the Commission on the Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain. Profile Books. 2000. ISBN 1-86197-227-X.
  • Gandhi: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford Paperbacks. 2001. ISBN 978-0-19-285457-5.
  • Rethinking Multiculturalism: Cultural Diversity and Political Theory. Harvard UP. 2002. ISBN 0-674-00995-9.
  • European Liberalism and 'the Muslim Question': Does Intercultural Dialogue Make Sense? (ISIM Papers). Amsterdam University Press. 2008. ISBN 9789053560877.
  • A New Politics of Identity: Political Principles for an Interdependent World. Palgrave Macmillan. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4039-0647-2.
  • He also wrote an account of "The Rushdie Affair and the British Press; Some Salutary Lessons" for the Commission for Racial Equality in 1990.[8]
  • Colour, Culture and Consciousness: Immigrant Intellectuals in Britain, Allen & Unwin, 1974, ISBN 0-04-301067-9

Awards and honours[edit | edit source]

Parekh was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) in 1988, and a Fellow of the Academy of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences (FAcSS) in 1999.[4] In 2003, he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[9][10]

He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Essex in 2003.[4] In 2008, he was awarded an Honorary DUniv From The University of Hull. On 11 July 2011, Parekh was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Social Sciences (DSoc Sci) from Nottingham Trent University. On 20 July 2011, Parekh was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from Edge Hill University.[11] He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Bristol in July 2022.

He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2007.[2]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Parekh has three sons,[1] including Anant Parekh, they were all awarded scholarships to study at the University of Oxford.[12]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Anon (2003). ",". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U30023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help) (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Biography Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine as the speaker for the Justice KT Desai Memorial Lecture 2009, Bombay Bar Association. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "A lord with a rainbow notion", Times Higher Education, 13 October 2000.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Honorary Graduates: Orations and responses – Lord Parekh of Kingston upon Hull, University of Essex, 9 July 2003. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  5. ↑ People – University of Westminster Department of Politics and International Relations Archived 1 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "No. 55847". The London Gazette. 15 May 2000. p. 5315.
  7. ↑ "Lord Parekh". UK Parliament. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Professor Lord (bhikhu) Parekh". The British Academy. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  10. ↑ Elections to the Fellowship > 2003 > Professor Lord (Bhikhu) Parekh Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  11. ↑ "Lord Parekh receives honorary award - News". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  12. ↑ Stephenson, Barnabas (25 September 2019). "Man becomes first from Hull to be inducted into prestigious group". hulldailymail.co.uk. Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019.
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