Blog: Devolution & Subsidarity (2/12)

Blog Topic #4: Define “subsidiarity” in your own words. How is the concept of subsidiarity as discussed in today’s reading related to “devolution” as described in your textbook? Google “devolution in Kenya” for an ambitious example of how governments might use devolution to achieve a desirable level of subsidiarity.


Subsidiarity means issues should be dealt with at the smallest level (i.e. the local and state level) and is almost synonymous with devolution.  Devolution as described in the prompt as happening in Kenya has been said to have strengthened democracy in that area but also increased ethnic identification. 

See: http://theconversation.com/kenya-illustrates-both-the-promise-as-well-as-the-pitfalls-of-devolution-96729