The Promise and Perils of Devolution Federalism, Regional Autonomy, and Ethnic Conflict

by Horowitz, Donald L.

• ISBN13: 9780198962694
• ISBN10: 019896269X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780198962700
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2026-02-20
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Author Biography

Donald L. Horowitz, James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science Emeritus, Duke University

Donald L. Horowitz is James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science Emeritus at Duke University. He is a political scientist and lawyer, with graduate degrees in law and a political science Ph.D. at Harvard. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1993 and served as President of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy from 2007 to 2010.

Table of Contents

Part I Opportunities and Obstacles1. Territorial Innovation: A Vertical Separation of Powers2. Motives, Functions, and InhibitionsPart II Devolution and Secession: Risks and Causes3. Federalism and Secession4. Failed Devolution and the Risk of SecessionPart III Devolved Units: Where Politics Meets Law5. Dysfunctions: The Devils in Devolution6. Discrimination by Design: Constitutional Contradictions7. Discrimination Despite Design: Self-Inflicted Wounds8. Toward Remediation?9. The Evolution of Devolution