Concept

Statecraft

Overview

Statecraft (also statesmanship) is the art of conducting public affairs. A statesman, stateswoman, or statesperson is someone who practices statecraft. As a contested concept, statecraft is difficult to define.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Statecraft

• Shang Yang

Related ideas

• Human rights
• Niccolò Machiavelli
• Nelson Mandela
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Plato
• State (polity)
• Thomas More
• Statesman (dialogue)
• Oxford University Press

Place in the tradition

Part of History of philosophy in Pakistan.

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