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The Prince 2.0: Applying Machiavellian Strategy to Contemporary Political Life

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Authors:
  1. Jean-François Caron

    1. Department of Political Science and International Relations, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

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  • Updates Machiavelli's ideals for the contemporary world
  • Utilizes case studies of politicians in the West and in the post-Soviet world to show contemporary relevance of Machiavelli
  • Explores how Machiavellian strategy can be of value in the 21st century

Part of the book series: The Steppe and Beyond: Studies on Central Asia (SBSCA)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introductory Remarks

    • Jean-François Caron
    Pages 1-5

  3. On the Objectives of Governments: Preserving the Sovereignty of the State

    • Jean-François Caron
    Pages 7-11

  4. On the Objectives of Governments: Preventing Domestic Conflicts

    • Jean-François Caron
    Pages 13-21

  5. On Human Nature and How to Control It

    • Jean-François Caron
    Pages 23-32

  6. The Required Virtues of Political Leaders in Democratic Societies

    • Jean-François Caron
    Pages 33-38

  7. When Is It Necessary to Entrust Governance to One Individual: To Save a Democracy and Its Principles

    • Jean-François Caron
    Pages 39-44

  8. The Necessity to Entrust Power to One Individual: To Create a New State

    • Jean-François Caron
    Pages 45-54

  9. The Required Qualities of a Prince

    • Jean-François Caron
    Pages 55-62

  10. How Princes Ought to Be Perceived

    • Jean-François Caron
    Pages 63-71

  11. Why Princes Are Becoming More Popular Today

    • Jean-François Caron
    Pages 73-76

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 77-83
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About this book

This Pivot updates the ideas of the famous political philosopher from the Italian Renaissance, Machiavelli, for the 21st century, using case studies from the West and from Kazakhstan to demonstrate the utility of Machiavelli's ideas for contemporary political life. In truth, Machiavelli's ideas have never lost their value. Although "Machiavellian" as an adjective tends to describe amoral cynicism in contemporary usage, Machiavelli's ideas were deeply ethical and oriented towards achieving long-term goals. Contemporary readers may be put off by medieval language and examples, misled into believing Machiavelli speaks to a different age; and yet the author here explores how Machiavellian strategy can be of value— ethical as well as practical—in the 21st century. 

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  • Department of Political Science and International Relations, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan

    Jean-François Caron

About the author

Jean-François Caron is ​an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Nazarbayev University where he teaches Political Theory.

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