Bob Deacon

Background

Deacon, Bob was born on May 28, 1944 in Moreton-in-Marsh, Glouc., England. Son of Victor and Violet Rachael (Garton) Deacon.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Imperial College Science, London, 1965; Diploma in Social Administration, London School Economics, 1966; Master of Philosophy, U. Kent, Canterbury, 1984.

Career

Researcher, London School Economics, 1966-1969; lecturer, Polytechnic of North London, 1969-1974; senior lecturer, Plymouth Polytechnic, Devon, 1974-1987; professor, director international social policy research unit, Leeds Metropolitan U., since 1987. Consultant Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France, 1994-1996, European Union, Brussels, 1992-1996, International Labour Office, Geneva, 1992, World Bank, Washington, 1993-1994. Subject specialist Higher Education Funding Council forEng. and Wales, 1994-1996.

Chair conference panel International Organisation for Slavic and East European Studies, Warsaw, 1995, Euroconf. on Social Policy, Lisbon, Portugal, 1995, World Congress of Sociology, Bielfeld, Germany, 1994, World Congress of International Conference Social Welfare, Tampere,1994.

Achievements

• Bob Deacon has been listed as a noteworthy Social science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Sociological Association (research committee 19), International Association Slavic and East European Studies, Social Policy Association (past committee member), European Institute for Social Security.

Connections

Married Jonquil Fiona Williams, 1975 (divorced 1996). Children: Rowan, Joe.

Father:

Victor Deacon

Mother:

Violet Rachael (Garton) Deacon

Spouse:

Jonquil Fiona Williams

child:

Joe Deacon

child:

Rowan Deacon