Politics recovered : realist thought in theory and practice Introduction : politics recovered : on the revival of political realism in contemporary political theory Matt Sleat The truth in political realism Charles Larmore Realism and surrealism in political philosophy Glen Newey Realism in ethics and politics : Bernard Williams political theory and the critique of morality David Owen Anger humiliation and political theory : bringing the darker passions back in William A. Galston Legitimacy and domination Paul Sagar Disenchantment versus reconstruction : Walter Lippmann John Dewey and varieties of democratic realism John Medearis The paradox of the democratic prince : Machiavelli and the neo Machiavellians on ideal theory realism and democratic leadership Richard Bellamy Politics and the pure of heart : realism and corruption Mark Philp Democracys limit : a realist response to the quest for transparency Rahul Sagar The case for kinship : classical realism and political realism Alison McQueen Getting past Schmitt : realism and the autonomy of politics William Scheuerman Security and poverty : on realism and global justice Duncan Bell Feminism and realism Elizabeth Frazer The political unreality of political realism Michael Freeden