Honours
In 1996, she was appointed a Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite by the President of the French Republic. She was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2000 New Year Honours and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to social science.
She was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in June 2000. In July 2004, Loughborough University conferred upon her the degree of Doctor of Letters, honoris causa.
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