Alan Fraser Davies

Alan Fraser "Foo" Davies (25 September 1924 – 18 August 1987) was an Australian political scientist and author, known for his quip that Australians have a "talent for bureaucracy" and for his work on the relation between bureaucracy and public service. A professor at the University of Melbourne, Davies wrote a series of highly influential books on Australian politics.

Notable works

 * Australian Democracy: An Introduction to the Political System (1958)
 * A Sunday Kind of Love (1961), a collection of short stories
 * Australian Society: A Sociological Introduction (1965), edited with Sol Encel
 * Private Politics: A Study of Five Political Outlooks (1966)
 * Images of Class: An Australian Study (1967)
 * Essays in Political Sociology (1972).
 * Skills, Outlooks, and Passions: A Psychoanalytic Contribution to the Study of Politics (1980)
 * The Human Element: Three Essays in Political Psychology (1988)