Stephen Larin
Associate Director and Assistant Professor
Political Studies
成人大片 University
Dr. Larin鈥檚 primary research focuses on the politics of majority鈥搈inority relations, particularly the relationship between majority-group nationalism and minorities such as migrants and sub-state nations. He is currently engaged in two projects in this research area. The first focuses on the relationship between majority-group nationalism and migrant integration, especially the role of civic nationalism in so-called 鈥榗ivic integration鈥 policies (see, for example, 鈥溾). The second project deals with Italy鈥檚 predominantly German-speaking province of South Tyrol, and is currently focused on the possibility of revising South Tyrol鈥檚 Autonomy Statute to include 鈥極thers鈥欌攖hose who do not want to declare membership in one of the Province鈥檚 three official linguistic groups, such as people from mixed-language families and migrants鈥攊n its executive proportionality rule. This change would shift South Tyrol from 鈥榗orporate鈥 toward 鈥榣iberal鈥 consociation, and could serve as a model for similar transitions in other cases (for the first statement of this proposal, see 鈥溾).
Dr. Larin鈥檚 more recent, secondary research area is the politics of artificial intelligence. He teaches a fourth-year seminar on this subject, and is working on articles that address topics such as what makes artificial intelligence political and the inconsistency of governance decision-making by 鈥榖lack-box鈥 artificial intelligence with the rule of law.