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Niccolò Machiavelli has acquired a prominent position in the history of political thought. Machiavelli is probably most notorious as a teacher of evil, a political realist advising tyrants and a proud proponent of Machiavellism, a devilish politics that astoundingly bears his name. This image, however, is far from being the only one. Sorting through the history of political thought, Machiavelli suddenly appears ubiquitous and dressed in various disguises. Historical interpretations of Machiavelli's writings range from a predecessor of totalitarianism to a proponent of subversive republicanism or even radical democracy, from the first political scientist to have discovered the ideal of value-free political analysis, to a liberal, a fascist, or a communist avant-la-lettre to name just a few.

Education policy is at the very top of the political agenda - the proclaimed top priority of the 'New Labour' government. Yet Labour has inherited a quasi-market education system and remains under the direction of reform during the coming year. This book examines new directions on issues of selection and educational opportunity, gender and racism and the question of school effectiveness and school improvements. The politics for the National Curriculum and its assessment are explored, alongside issues of lifelong learning and IT policy. The book explores the key questions of the future reform of education in contemporary Britain with contributions from the leading experts in education, education policy, politics and sociology

book I. Politics in China and in Japan.--book II. Contemporary relations: China, Japan, and the United States.--Appendices. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Colonial rule : shaping the destiny of a region -- Nationalism : the quest for identity and power -- A very political economy -- Conflict and lack of peace -- Past, present and future politics : Islam -- The ephemerals of democracy in the Middle East -- Women : the invisible population -- Endangered species : ethnicity and minorities -- Them and us : the United States, EU, and Russia in the Middle East -- The Arab Spring and the new era of uncertainty

Scandals : an overview / John Garrard -- Understanding the wave of scandal in contemporary Western Europe / Véronique Pujas -- Political scandals and political development in the United States / Robert Williams -- A journalist looks at political scandal / Chris Moncrieff -- 'Keeping the bastards honest' : Australia and the investigation of political scandal / Jenny Fleming -- Payments for no political response? Political corruption and tribunals of inquiry in Ireland, 1991-2003 / Gary Murphy -- Sex, lies and audiotapes : the Watergate and Monica Lewinsky scandals in American politics / Eric M. Uslaner -- Political scandals and crisis management in Greece, 1821-2001 / Kleomenis S. Koutsoukis -- Scandal in a scandalous age : the impeachment and trial of Warren Hastings, 1788-95 / Robin Theobald -- Diamonds and videotape : political scandals and the presidents of the Fifth French Republic / Hélène Bilger-Street and Marion Demoissier -- Contaminated blood and political scandal in Ireland / Anne-Maree Farrell -- The role of scandals in post-Communist Russia / Julia Wishnevsky -- How far and why do corruption scandals cost votes? / Fernando Jiménez and Miguel Caínzos -- How scandals affect the values and policies of decision makers / Jeroen Maesschalck

The majority of Thais live in rural areas and depend on rural livelihoods. They have been drawn into political conflict over the environment by the mounting pressure that modernisation exerts on the sources of their sustenance. The environmental issues that concern most Thais are essentially livelihood and welfare issues. In order to explain the prominence local and national environmental issues have attained today in Thailand, the authors review the development of environmental politics at the national level during the last 15 years. (DÜI-Sen)