- Roger Jowell
Sir Roger Mark Jowell CBE is a British social statistician and academic. He was born in
South Africa , and was active there in left-wing politics."As soon as I graduated from the
University of Cape Town in 1964, I came to Britain - initially just to gain a broader perspective on my life. It wasn't that I had to leave, although as President of the Students’ Union I’d been heavily involved in student politics and anti-apartheid activities. At that time students were more or less immune from prosecution. But then things changed, and a few months after I arrived in Britain I got word that many of my close friends had been arrested. I realised then that I couldn’t go back - it wouldn’t have been safe. Once I got my British passport, I was able to go back fairly regularly." [http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/about/CI/CP/Our_Society_Today/Voices/jowell.aspx?ComponentId=13312&SourcePageId=11458]In 1969, Jowell and
Gerald Hoinville foundedSocial & Community Planning Research (SCPR) , which is now the London-basedNational Centre for Social Research , well-known for itsBritish Social Attitudes Surveys .Jowell is now a professor at
City University, London . Previously married to social worker and fellow Camden councillor,Tessa Jowell , who went on to become a minister inTony Blair 's cabinet, he was divorced from her in the 1970's. He has lectured and published widely.Jowell was knighted in the 2008 New Year Honours.
External links
* [http://www.city.ac.uk/sociology/ccss/Staff/Professor_Roger_Jowell.html Roger Jowell - City University homepage]
* [http://www.esrc.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/about/CI/CP/Our_Society_Today/Voices/jowell.aspx?ComponentId=13312&SourcePageId=11458 Roger Jowell - ESRC biography]
* [http://www.natcen.ac.uk/ National Centre website]
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