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<journal-title>Global Journal of Human-Social Science - A: Arts &amp; Humanities</journal-title>
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<issn publication-format="print">0975-587X</issn>
<issn publication-format="electronic">2249-460X</issn>
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<article-title>Socio-Ethical Dimension of Machiavellianism in Nigerian Society</article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Ajayi</surname><given-names>, Sunday Daniel</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1" />
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<aff id="aff1">NIGERIA, University of Ibadan</aff>
<pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2021-10-15">
<day>15</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<volume>21</volume>
<issue>A7</issue>
<fpage>71</fpage>
<lpage>79</lpage>
<abstract><p>Machiavellianism as a concept has drawn attentions of many scholars which brought about studies from different perspectives in scholarship. These include political, effectual and causal perspectives; however, little attention has been paid to its socio-ethical dimension in relation to the Nigerian society, which is our concern in this paper. The piece argues that the advancement of Machiavellian ideology in Nigeria politics is as a result of the manifestation of immorality in other aspects of national life of the country. Using Skinner’s Environmentalism as the theoretical basis; the paper views Nigerian society as the favourable factor that encourages immoral exhibitions in the nation’s politics. It discusses Machiavellianism as a concept, socioethical situation of Nigerian society, social manifestation of Machiavellian principles and the implication of such for Nigerian politics, while effort is made towards recommending ways to make Nigerian society a morally inclined one before the concluding remarks.</p></abstract>
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<p>Machiavellianism as a concept has drawn attentions of many scholars which brought about studies from different perspectives in scholarship. These include political, effectual and causal perspectives; however, little attention has been paid to its socio-ethical dimension in relation to the Nigerian society, which is our concern in this paper. The piece argues that the advancement of Machiavellian ideology in Nigeria politics is as a result of the manifestation of immorality in other aspects of national life of the country. Using Skinnerâ€™s Environmentalism as the theoretical basis; the paper views Nigerian society as the favourable factor that encourages immoral exhibitions in the nationâ€™s politics. It discusses Machiavellianism as a concept, socioethical situation of Nigerian society, social manifestation of Machiavellian principles and the implication of such for Nigerian politics, while effort is made towards recommending ways to make Nigerian society a morally inclined one before the concluding remarks.</p>
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