Political opportunism Political opportunism Political opportunism refers to the attempt to maintain political support, or increase political influence, in a way which disregards relevant ethical or political principles. The political philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli as described in "The Prince" is often regarded as a classic manual of opportunist scheming, and indeed a "Machiavellian" is nowadays defined as "a cunning, amoral, and opportunist person, especially a politician". Political opportunism is interpreted in different ways, but usually refers to one or more of the following: Typically, opportunist political behavior is criticized for being short-sighted or narrow-minded. That is, in the urge to make short-term
Michael Haas (political scientist) War Crimes" (2009). Michael Haas (political scientist) Michael Haas (born 1938, Detroit, Michigan) is an American political scientist. Haas received his cum laude baccalaureate degree at Stanford University in 1959. Yale University awarded him a master's degree in 1960. He received his Ph.D. at Stanford in 1964. All degrees were in political science. Under the direction of his thesis adviser, Robert C. North, his Ph.D. dissertation, "Some Societal Correlates of International Political Behavior" demonstrated that countries go to war after serious unemployment results in increased suicide. During his last year of work on his doctoral degree, he taught temporarily at