Donald L. Horowitz
Encyclopedia
Donald L. Horowitz is James B. Duke Professor
of Law
and Political Science
at Duke Law School and Duke University
in Durham
, North Carolina
, United States.
He earned his PhD
from Harvard University
in 1968 and also holds degrees from Syracuse University
. He is a specialist in the study of ethnic conflict and author of the books Ethnic Groups in Conflict (California University Press, 1985), A Democratic South Africa? Constitutional Engineering in a Divided Society (California University Press, 1991) and The Deadly Ethnic Riot (California University Press, 2001). He has acted as a consultant on the problems of divided societies and on policies to reduce ethnic conflict in locations including Russia
, Romania
, Nigeria
, Tatarstan
and Northern Ireland
. In 2006, Horowitz was appointed to Secretary of State
's Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion.
Prior to his appointment at Duke, Horowitz was employed as a lawyer at the Department of Justice
and undertook research at the Harvard Center for International Affairs, the Woodrow Wilson Center, the Brookings Institution
and the Smithsonian Institution
. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
.
James B. Duke Professor
At Duke University, the title of James B. Duke Professor is given to a small number of the faculty with extraordinary records of achievement. At some universities, titles like "Distinguished Professor," "Institute Professor," or "Regents Professor" are counterparts of this title.- Some current...
of Law
Law
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and Political Science
Political science
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at Duke Law School and Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
in Durham
Durham, North Carolina
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, North Carolina
North Carolina
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, United States.
He earned his PhD
PHD
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from Harvard University
Harvard University
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in 1968 and also holds degrees from Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
. He is a specialist in the study of ethnic conflict and author of the books Ethnic Groups in Conflict (California University Press, 1985), A Democratic South Africa? Constitutional Engineering in a Divided Society (California University Press, 1991) and The Deadly Ethnic Riot (California University Press, 2001). He has acted as a consultant on the problems of divided societies and on policies to reduce ethnic conflict in locations including Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, Tatarstan
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...
and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. In 2006, Horowitz was appointed to Secretary of State
United States Secretary of State
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's Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion.
Prior to his appointment at Duke, Horowitz was employed as a lawyer at the Department of Justice
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
and undertook research at the Harvard Center for International Affairs, the Woodrow Wilson Center, the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
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and the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
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. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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.
External links
Works
- Structure and Strategy in Ethnic Conflict
- Conciliatory Institutions and Constitutional Processes in Post-Conflict States
- Constitutional Design: Proposals versus Processes
- Constitutional Courts: A Primer for Decision Makers
- The Many Uses of Federalism
- Conflict Resolution in an Emerging Multilateral World