Stephen Larin
Associate Director and Assistant Professor
Political Studies
Queen's 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.