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A large literature describes the benefits of federalism and regional autonomy for fostering peace and democracy in countries experiencing conflict among ethnic groups. Political leaders are often reticent about devolution, because they fear empowering political opponents or discontented groups that chafe under centralized rule. Yet, adopted early and generously in a conflict sequence, devolution has the potential to moderate it. In heterogeneous units (states in a federation, autonomous regions elsewhere), however, devolution often has an array of unanticipated dysfunctions, the most profound of which are conflicts among groups contending to control a unit and contested claims of priority based on indigenousness, some of them fostered by central governments or constitutional provisions.The book consists of three parts. The first depicts the arguments for, and benefits anticipated from, devolving power to subordinate units. The second part provides an evidence-based critique of the fears among political leaders and scholars about the risks inherent in devolving that power, especially the risk of secession. The third part of the book comprises an examination of the dysfunctions of devolution and provides a compelling analysis of judicial decisions and the role of courts in six Asian and African countries in dealing with them, especially with ethnic discrimination. Horowitz identifies a number of techniques in the toolkit of many judiciaries for addressing these problems, which remain unsolved. The final chapter points to the need for central governments to anticipate recurrent dysfunctions and specify legal rights in advance of devolution and suggests a few modest ways to strengthen the rule of law for purposes of remediation.

Table of Contents:
Part I Opportunities and Obstacles 1: Territorial Innovation: A Vertical Separation of Powers 2: Motives, Functions, and Inhibitions Part II Devolution and Secession: Risks and Causes 3: Federalism and Secession 4: Failed Devolution and the Risk of Secession Part III Devolved Units: Where Politics Meets Law 5: Dysfunctions: The Devils in Devolution 6: Discrimination by Design: Constitutional Contradictions 7: Discrimination Despite Design: Self-Inflicted Wounds 8: Toward Remediation? 9: The Evolution of Devolution

About the Author :
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.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780198962694
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Series Title: Oxford Studies in Democratization
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 019896269X
  • Publisher Date: 20 Nov 2025
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Federalism, Regional Autonomy, and Ethnic Conflict


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