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Maureen Ramsay

Machiavelli’s legacy

After half a millenium, Machiavellianism remains characteristic of our political practice

By Maureen Ramsay

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Morality and politics

In the face of terrorist attacks Machiavelli's debate on the place of morality in politics is more r

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A Galileo of politics?

Machiavelli paved the way for modern forms of political enquiry - but to describe him as a political

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Machiavelli: good to be bad

An introduction to Machiavelli's infamous view of power politics

By Maureen Ramsay

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