Sociologist
Born 17 May 1936.
Died 24 December 2022.

An influential sociologist who, with Greg Philo, created the award winning Glasgow Media Group.

Connection to the University of Glasgow: Professor

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Achievements

The following achievement is associated with John Eldridge:

First systematic analysis of TV journalism
The work of the Glasgow University Media Group on how news information is organized and the implicit and explicit explanations that are put before the audience has been replicated around the world.

Biography

John Eldridge was appointed as the University's inaugural Professor of Sociology in 1972. He was Emeritus Professor of Sociology until his death in 2022.

John Eldridge gained a BSc (Econ) from the University of London, and an MA from Leicester University. His professional career began as a lecturer at the University of York, and then as Professor of Sociology at the University of Bradford. At Glasgow, he continued his academic work on Industrial Sociology and on Max Weber. On taking up his post he established a Glasgow-based Centre for Industrial Democracy and Participation. He was also a founder member of the media analysis research group the Glasgow Media Group. He was President of the British Sociological Association 1979-1981. In 2018, he was presented with the British Sociological Association’s Distinguished Service to Sociology award, and an Honorary D Litt from the University of Edinburgh.

Find out more about his work in setting up the Media Group.

Read the University's obituary for John Eldridge.