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Donald L. Horowitz

Donald L. Horowitz

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Law

D-Index
37
Citations
16212
World Ranking
130
National Ranking
101

Political Science

D-Index
37
Citations
16212
World Ranking
607
National Ranking
334

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1992 - Ralph J. Bunche Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • 1980 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Donald L. Horowitz is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their academic work primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences, with additional contributions in Business, Management and Accounting. The main subfields of focus include Political Science and International Relations, Law, and to a lesser extent, Strategy and Management.

Their research topics cover areas such as Judicial and Constitutional Studies, International Law and Human Rights, Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography, Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development, European and International Law Studies, and International Arbitration and Investment Law.

  • Judicial and Constitutional Studies
  • International Law and Human Rights
  • Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
  • Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
  • Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development
  • European and International Law Studies
  • International Arbitration and Investment Law

Frequent coauthors of Donald L. Horowitz include Mark E. Law, Allen Buchanan, Jacob T. Levy, Stephen Macedo, and Margaret Moore.

  • Mark E. Law
  • Allen Buchanan
  • Jacob T. Levy
  • Stephen Macedo
  • Margaret Moore

Donald L. Horowitz has published books with Yale University Press. Three notable editions of Constitutional Processes and Democratic Commitment were released in 2021, accumulating citations in varying amounts, reflecting its presence in scholarly discussions.

  • Constitutional Processes and Democratic Commitment, 2021
  • Constitutional Processes and Democratic Commitment, 2021
  • Constitutional Processes and Democratic Commitment, 2021

Awards received by Donald L. Horowitz include the Ralph J. Bunche Award from the American Political Science Association in 1992, Fellowship at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1993, and a Fellowship of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded in 1980.

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1993
  • Ralph J. Bunche Award, American Political Science Association (APSA), 1992
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1980

Best Publications

  • Ethnic Groups in Conflict.

    Leo Kuper;Donald L. Horowitz

  • A democratic South Africa? : constitutional engineering in a divided society

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • The Deadly Ethnic Riot

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • Democracy in Divided Societies

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • The courts and social policy

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • LAW AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS

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  • Presidents vs. Parliaments: Comparing Democratic Systems

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • Patterns of Ethnic Separatism

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • Constitutional Design: Proposals Versus Processes

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • Constitutional Change and Democracy in Indonesia

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • Ethnic Power Sharing: Three Big Problems

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • Electoral Systems: A Primer for Decision Makers

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • The Cracked Foundations of the Right to Secede

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • Explaining the Northern Ireland Agreement: The Sources of an Unlikely Constitutional Consensus

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • The Qur’an and the Common Law: Islamic Law Reform and the Theory of Legal Change

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • Ethnic Groups in Conflict.

    Michael Banton;Donald L. Horowitz

  • Self‐Determination: Politics, Philosophy, and Law

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • Irredentas and Secessions: Adjacent Phenomena, Neglected Connections

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • Three Dimensions of Ethnic Politics

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS: A PRIMER FOR DECISION MAKERS

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • Ethnic Groups in Conflict.

    Peter Kivisto;Donald L. Horowitz

  • Structure and Strategy in Ethnic Conflict

    Donald L. Horowitz

  • A Democratic South Africa? Constitutional Engineering in a Divided Society

    Heribert Adam;Donald L. Horowitz

  • The Courts and Social Policy

    Keith Boyum;Donald L. Horowitz

  • The Courts and Social Policy.

    Steven Barnet Boris;Donald L. Horowitz

  • A Democratic South Africa? Constitutional Engineering in a Divided Society

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  • The Courts and Social Policy.

    Jerry Goldman;Donald L. Horowitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Banton
Michael Banton University of Bristol
Richard D. Alba
Richard D. Alba City University of New York
Marc F. Plattner
Marc F. Plattner National Endowment for Democracy
Donald Rothchild
Donald Rothchild University of California, Davis
Juan J. Linz
Juan J. Linz Yale University
Francis Fukuyama
Francis Fukuyama Stanford University
Larry Diamond
Larry Diamond Stanford University
Peter Kivisto
Peter Kivisto Augustana College
Anthony D. Smith
Anthony D. Smith London School of Economics and Political Science
Alfred Stepan
Alfred Stepan Columbia University

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