John William Offer FAcSS (born 1949 in Wokingham, Berkshire) is a British sociologist who serves as Professor of Social Theory and Policy at Ulster University.
His most recent book is Social Policy and Welfare Pluralism: Selected Writings of Robert Pinker, jointly edited by John Offer and Robert Pinker, published by Policy Press in 2017.
Beginning in October, 2021 he will hold a Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship for the project 'Spencer's Sociology: A Study in Retrieval and Revival'.
From 2010 to 2014, he was Chair of the Editorial Board of journal Sociology and in 2012 he was elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS).
Offer's research has focused on the welfare state and the ideas of Herbert Spencer and Robert Pinker.