- Fellow type
- UK Fellow
- Year elected
- 2007
- Website
- http://www.johnscottcbe.com/
John Scott is an Honorary Professor at the Universities of Essex, Exeter, and Copenhagen. He was formerly Professor of Sociology at the Universities of Essex and Leicester, and Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Plymouth. He has been President, Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer of the British Sociological Association and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. He has been awarded the Distinguished Services to British Sociology Award, an Honorary Doctorate of the University of Essex, and in 2013 was awarded the CBE for Services to Social Science. His work covers theoretical sociology, the history of sociology, elites and social stratification, and social network analysis.