Wibren van der Burg

Wibren van der Burg is a Full Professor at the Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, specializing in Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence. His work focuses on the intersection of law, ethics, and society, with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary legal research, global legal pluralism, and the dynamic relation between law and morality. He has authored influential books such as Contextualising Legal Research: A Methodological Guide (2024, with Sanne Taekema) and Rechtsfilosofie in een pluralistische wereld (2025), which rethinks democratic ideals in a globalized context.

• Research Pillars: Interdisciplinary methodology, legal pluralism, and law-morality dynamics
• Collaborations: Regular work with Sanne Taekema on methodological frameworks
• Teaching: Seminars on legal philosophy for master’s and PhD students

His methodological innovations include saturation as a principle for philosophical research and pragmatist reflective equilibrium. He advocates integrating doctrinal, empirical, and humanities approaches in legal scholarship. Van der Burg has lectured internationally, including a 2021 series on research methods in Poland, and frequently contributes to public discourse on Dutch multiculturalism and religious pluralism.