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 was formerly the Chair of the ''Council of UK Heads and Professors of Sociology'' (2007–2012), and President of the ''British Sociological Association'' (2012–2014). He was a fellow of the ''Academy of Social Sciences'', but resigned following disagreement with its 2015 pre-election report, The Business of People. 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. Provided by Wikipedia