John Holmwood
John Holmwood is a British sociologist. His work has focused on social stratification and the relationship between social science and explanation. His later work has concentrated on issues of pragmatism in public sociology. Holmwood is particularly known for his work concerning Talcott Parsons.
Holmwood is the Chair of the Council of UK Heads and Professors of Sociology, a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and has worked closely with the British Sociological Association. He is also the founder of the Campaign for the Public University, a group promoting an 'alternative white paper' for British higher education, particularly in response to funding cuts.[1]
Biography
Holmwood studied social and political science at the University of Cambridge. He then worked as a teaching assistant at the University of California, before returning to Cambridge to complete a PhD. In 2000 he became Dean of the Social Sciences and Cultural Studies at the University of Sussex. He later became head of the sociology department at the University of Birmingham, before joining the University of Nottingham to become Professor of Sociology.[2]
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Notes and references
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/sep/27/higher-education-alternative-white-paper The Guardian: Higher education white paper is provoking a winter of discontent
- ↑ http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sociology/stafflookup/john.holmwood University of Nottingham Sociology - John Holmwood