Don Herzog
Ph.D. Harvard University 1982
Don Herzog (born April 7, 1956) is an American political scientist and Edson R. Sunderland Professor of Law at the University of Michigan. He is known for his works on consent theory and sovereignty and is a winner of the Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching at that university.
Books
Sovereignty, RIP, Yale University Press 2020
A Little Book of Political Mistakes, 2020
Defaming the Dead, Yale University Press 2017
Poisoning the Minds of the Lower Orders, Princeton University Press 1998
Happy Slaves: A Critique of Consent Theory, University of Chicago Press 1989
References
External links
"Don Herzog". University of Michigan Law School.
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