Emeritus Professor George Crowder

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1988 …2025

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Research Biography

George Crowder is an internationally recognised authority on the work of the British political philosopher Isaiah Berlin and on the concept of value pluralism and its political implications. His books include Classical Anarchism (1991), Liberalism and Value Pluralism (2002), Isaiah Berlin: Liberty and Pluralism (2004), The One and the Many: Reading Isaiah Berlin (co-edited with Henry Hardy, 2007), and Theories of Multiculturalism: An Introduction (2013).  His most recent book is The Problem of Value Pluralism: Isaiah Berlin and Beyond (2020).

Research Interests

In addition to Berlin and value pluralism, Prof. Crowder has related interests in the history of political thought and in contemporary political theory, in particular liberalism and its critics and theories of multiculturalism and of distributive justice.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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  • Liberal nationalist multiculturalism

    Crowder, G., 2025, Research Handbook on Multiculturalism. Levey, G. B. (ed.). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, p. 63-81 19 p. (Research Handbooks in Political Thought).

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  • Isaiah Berlin and Feminism: Liberty and Value Pluralism

    Crowder, G., Jun 2024, In: Society. 61, 3, p. 275-288 14 p.

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  • Isaiah Berlin and International Relations

    Crowder, G., 2024, In: European Legacy. 29, 1, p. 1-21 21 p.

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  • Pluralism

    Crowder, G., 2024, The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy. Gaus, G. F., D’Agostino, F. & Muldoon, R. (eds.). Second Edition ed. New York: Taylor and Francis - Balkema, p. 356-366 11 p. (Routledge Philosophy Companions).

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  • Populism: A Berlinian Critique

    Crowder, G., Oct 2023, In: Society. 60, 5, p. 708-721 14 p.

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