John David Brewer
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John David Brewer is an English
sociologist, the President of the British Sociological Association
(since 2009), and Sixth-Century Professor of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen
.
, Shropshire
, England
, in 1951, he lives in nearby Cleobury Mortimer
. He has taught in numerous universities in the UK, US and Australia
. He is the author and co-author of eleven books, as well as a contributor to numerous publications.
and Birmingham
. He is Professor of Sociology, and former Head of Department of Sociology (2004–2007), at Aberdeen University, moving from Queen’s University, Belfast in July 2004. He was Head of the School of Sociology and Social Policy at Queen’s between 1993-2002. Brewer taught at the University of East Anglia
before moving to Queen’s in 1981. He has held visiting appointments at Yale University
(1989), St John’s College, Oxford (1992), Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
(2002) and the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University
(2003). He was awarded a Leverhulme Trust
Research Fellowship in 2007-2008.
Brewer is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
(elected 1998), an Academician in the Academy of Social Sciences (elected 2003), a Member of the Royal Irish Academy
(elected 2004), only the third sociologist to be elected in the Academy’s 217-year history, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
(elected 2008).
He has been Chair of the British Sociological Association
(2004–2006), a member of the National Committee for Economics and Social Science of the Royal Irish Academy (1997–1999), and a Board Member of the ESRC’s Training and Development Board (2005–2007). Brewer has been a member of the International Assessment Panel of the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (2002–2007), and currently sits on its Governing Council (2008-). He is also a member of the ESRC’s Virtual Research College (2005-). In 2001, he became a member of the Institute of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.
Brewer publishes in the following areas: crime and policing; religion and ethno-religious conflict; the sociology of the Bible; peace processes and post-violence adjustments; qualitative research methodology; especially ethnography; Adam Ferguson and the Scottish Enlightenment; and, interpretative sociological theory.
Englishman
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sociologist, the President of the British Sociological Association
British Sociological Association
The British Sociological Association is a scholarly and professional society for sociologists in the United Kingdom, and was founded in 1951. They publish the academic journals Sociology, Work, Employment and Society and Cultural Sociology as well as their membership newsletter...
(since 2009), and Sixth-Century Professor of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
.
Background
Born in LudlowLudlow
Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. It lies within a bend of the River Teme, on its eastern bank, forming an area of and centred on a small hill. Atop this hill is the site of Ludlow Castle and the market place...
, Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
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, in 1951, he lives in nearby Cleobury Mortimer
Cleobury Mortimer
Cleobury Mortimer is a small rural market town in Shropshire, England. The town's parish has a population of 1,962 according to the 2001 census. Although sometimes regarded as a village, it is in fact the second smallest town in Shropshire , having been granted a town charter in 1253.Several...
. He has taught in numerous universities in the UK, US and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He is the author and co-author of eleven books, as well as a contributor to numerous publications.
Academic work
Brewer was educated at the Universities of NottinghamUniversity of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
and Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
. He is Professor of Sociology, and former Head of Department of Sociology (2004–2007), at Aberdeen University, moving from Queen’s University, Belfast in July 2004. He was Head of the School of Sociology and Social Policy at Queen’s between 1993-2002. Brewer taught at the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
before moving to Queen’s in 1981. He has held visiting appointments at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
(1989), St John’s College, Oxford (1992), Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
(2002) and the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
(2003). He was awarded a Leverhulme Trust
Leverhulme Trust
The Leverhulme Trust was established in 1925 under the will of the First Viscount Leverhulme, William Hesketh Lever, with the instruction that its resources should be used to support "scholarships for the purposes of research and education."...
Research Fellowship in 2007-2008.
Brewer is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
(elected 1998), an Academician in the Academy of Social Sciences (elected 2003), a Member of the Royal Irish Academy
Royal Irish Academy
The Royal Irish Academy , based in Dublin, is an all-Ireland, independent, academic body that promotes study and excellence in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is one of Ireland's premier learned societies and cultural institutions and currently has around 420 Members, elected in...
(elected 2004), only the third sociologist to be elected in the Academy’s 217-year history, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
(elected 2008).
He has been Chair of the British Sociological Association
British Sociological Association
The British Sociological Association is a scholarly and professional society for sociologists in the United Kingdom, and was founded in 1951. They publish the academic journals Sociology, Work, Employment and Society and Cultural Sociology as well as their membership newsletter...
(2004–2006), a member of the National Committee for Economics and Social Science of the Royal Irish Academy (1997–1999), and a Board Member of the ESRC’s Training and Development Board (2005–2007). Brewer has been a member of the International Assessment Panel of the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (2002–2007), and currently sits on its Governing Council (2008-). He is also a member of the ESRC’s Virtual Research College (2005-). In 2001, he became a member of the Institute of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.
Writings
Brewer is author and co-author of eleven books including, Inside the RUC (Clarendon Press, Oxford); After Soweto (Clarendon Press, Oxford); Black and Blue (Clarendon Press, Oxford); Crime in Ireland 1945-95 (Clarendon Press, Oxford); Police, Public Order and the State (Macmillan; now in its 2nd edition); Anti-Catholicism in Northern Ireland 1600-1998 (Macmillan); Ethnography (Open University Press); and C. Wright Mills and the Ending of Violence (Palgrave). He is also editor of Can South Africa Survive and Restructuring South Africa, both with Macmillan, and co-editor of A-Z of Social Research with Sage. Brewer has over 30 contributions in edited collections and 40 peer reviewed articles in journals such as British Journal of Sociology (seven times); Sociology (five times); Sociological Review (three times); Ethnic and Racial Studies (three times); as well as contributions to Archives Europeennes de Sociologie; Human Studies; History of Human Sciences; American Behavioral Scientist; Sociology of Health and Illness; International Journal of Comparative Sociology; and Sociolinguistics and African Affairs (three times); amongst others. In total, he has earned grant income to the value of £5.2 million.Brewer publishes in the following areas: crime and policing; religion and ethno-religious conflict; the sociology of the Bible; peace processes and post-violence adjustments; qualitative research methodology; especially ethnography; Adam Ferguson and the Scottish Enlightenment; and, interpretative sociological theory.