Peter Beresford

Peter Beresford
Born
Peter Beresford

(1945-05-01) May 1, 1945 (age 79)
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford
Occupation(s)academic, writer, researcher, activist
Years active1968–present
Notable workParticipatory Ideology: From Exclusion to Involvement (2021); All Our Welfare: Towards Participatory Social Policy (2016); Citizen Involvement: A Practical Guide for Change (1993); Whose Welfare?: Private Care or Public Services (1986)
TitleVisiting Professor, East Anglia University

Emeritus Professor of Citizen Participation, University of Essex

Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, Brunel University London
SpouseSuzy Croft (m. 1976)

Peter Beresford OBE, FAcSS, FRSA (born 1 May 1945) is a British academic, writer, researcher and activist best known for his work in the field of citizen participation and user involvement, areas of study he helped to create and develop. He is currently visiting professor and senior research fellow in the School of Health & Social Sciences at the University of East Anglia,[1] emeritus professor of citizen participation at the University of Essex[2] and emeritus professor of social policy at Brunel University London.[3] Much of his work has centred on including the viewpoints, lived experience and knowledge of disabled people, mental health and other long term service users in public policy, practice and learning, and working for a more participatory politics.[4]

  1. ^ "Peter Beresford - Research Database, The University of East Anglia". people.uea.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "University of Essex :: School of Health and Human Sciences :: Academic Staff :: Professor Peter Beresford OBE, BA Hons, PhD, FAcSS, FRSA, DipWP". www.essex.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. ^ "People: Professor Peter Beresford".
  4. ^ Benjamin, Alison (4 January 2005). "Out in the lead". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 February 2016.