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Jack Lively (political scientist)

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Jack Lively
Born
John Frederick Lively

15 June 1930
Newcastle
Died27 October 1998(1998-10-27) (aged 68)
London
NationalityBritish
EducationRoyal Grammar School, Newcastle
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
OccupationPolitical scientist
Known forDemocracy (1975)
TitleProfessor emeritus
Spouse
(m. 1957)
Children2

John Frederick Lively (15 June 1930 – 27 October 1998) was emeritus professor of politics at the University of Warwick. He is known for his influential study of democracy (1975).

Early life and family

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Jack Lively was born in Newcastle on 15 June 1930.[1] He was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle, and then St John's College, Cambridge.

He was married to the novelist Penelope Lively.

Career

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Lively was professor of politics at the University of Warwick for 14 years.[2] He was a specialist on utilitarianism and wrote an influential study of democracy.[3]

Death

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Lively died in London on 27 October 1998.

Selected publications

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  • Social and Political Thought of Alexis de Tocqueville. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1965.
  • The Enlightenment. Longmans, London, 1966.
  • Democracy. Blackwell, Oxford, 1975. ISBN 0631154604
  • Utilitarian Logic and Politics: James Mill's "Essay on Government". Clarendon Press, Oxford. 1978. ISBN 0198271980
  • Democracy in Britain: A Reader. Blackwell, Oxford, 1994. (edited with Adam Lively)

References

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  1. ^ "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Professor Jack Lively". Independent.co.uk. 30 October 1998.
  3. ^ Reeve, Andrew (2009). "Lively's Democracy". European Political Science. 8 (4): 416–427. doi:10.1057/eps.2009.32. S2CID 146240116.